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Derby vs Westminster vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby has the highest household income ($80k).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Westminster | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,537Highest |
2,999Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±2.1 20% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Westminster and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,250±$8kHighest about the VT average |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Derby and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $225,000±$10k 29% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$118Highest 11% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Derby and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,449Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.8%±18.5 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Derby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 38% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #52 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Derby School District · North Country Union Junior High School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.