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Elmore vs Windsor vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Elmore has the highest household income ($99k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Elmore | Windsor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 964Lowest |
2,060 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45±3.5Highest 4% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Elmore and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Elmore and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,800±$47kHighest about the VT average |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$263Highest about the VT average |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Elmore and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,066 about the VT average |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±65.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Elmore and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windsor and Elmore 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 | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.