Compare towns
Fair Haven vs Putney vs Windsor vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Vernon has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Fair Haven | Putney | Windsor | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,724 |
2,622Lowest |
3,554Highest |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.2±7.6 9% below VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
| Windsor and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.9 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $62,404±$16k 23% below VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
| Vernon and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Putney and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $830±$116 33% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$1,023±$214 17% below VT |
| Windsor and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,865Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±20.9 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16% VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Putney 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 | #66 of 70 in VT | #32 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | None in town | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.