Compare towns
Coventry vs Windsor vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most people working from home (8.6%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Ryegate has the highest household income ($66k).
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 | Windsor | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
2,060Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Highest 5% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below 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%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Windsor 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest 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% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$66,484±$15kHighest 18% below VT |
| Ryegate and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$219,300±$32kHighest 31% below VT |
| Ryegate and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,002±$107Highest 19% below VT |
$908±$236 26% below VT |
| Windsor and Ryegate 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 |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Coventry and Ryegate 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Coventry School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.