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Derby Line vs Vershire vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby Line has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k 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 | Derby Line | Vershire | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 783 |
842Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.7±13.3Highest 8% above VT |
45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Derby Line and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Derby Line and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Derby Line and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,518±$25kLowest 12% below VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$52kLowest 37% below VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $835±$334Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,117±$80Highest 9% below VT |
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| Vershire and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,275Lowest 35% below VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.4%±24.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% above VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.5%±9.8 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.