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Derby Center vs Windsor vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby Center has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
Windsor has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Derby Center | Windsor | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 693Lowest |
3,554Highest |
808 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 61.1±7Highest 42% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
48.7±5.6 13% above VT |
| Derby Center and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Derby Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.2%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±0.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Derby Center and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,250±$10kHighest 28% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$56,667±$19k 30% below VT |
| Derby Center and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,600±$24kLowest 38% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$304,000±$32kHighest 4% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,078±$257Highest 13% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,018±$91Lowest 18% below VT |
| Derby Center and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,505Lowest 50% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,237 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33%±13.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Derby Center and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.5% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 31% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 3.2%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ludlow 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 | — |
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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.