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Dummer vs Windsor vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (15%).
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 | Dummer | Windsor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 299 |
2,060Highest |
254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Dummer and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,200±$51k 27% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$3,381 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Dummer 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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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.