Compare towns
Coventry vs St. Albans vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
St. Albans has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Coventry | St. Albans | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
6,954Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Highest 5% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Coventry and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Albans and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Coventry and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kHighest 27% below VT |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Coventry and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,436 12% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Coventry School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.