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Croydon vs Windsor vs Union

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Croydon has the highest household income ($98k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).

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.

MeasureCroydonWindsorUnion
People
Population
798Lowest
3,554Highest
2,663
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43±9.1
11% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
41.6±5.3Lowest
7% above U.S.
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
24.9%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.4%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Croydon and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,333±$21kHighest
22% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$80,724±$9k
about the U.S. average
Croydon and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$317,300±$33kHighest
5% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$267,600±$42k
20% below U.S.
Croydon and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$991±$336Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
$1,179±$452Highest
17% below U.S.
Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,806
22% above U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$3,276Lowest
5% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
24.6%±19.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
10.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Union 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 — #61 of 70 in VT —
School district Croydon School District — RSU 40/MSAD 40
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.