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Fairlee vs Windsor vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairlee has the oldest population (median age 56.2).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Fairlee | Windsor | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,066 |
3,554Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Fairlee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,760±$10k 8% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,083±$242Highest 12% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
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| Fairlee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,617 11% above VT |
$5,209Lowest 3% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Fairlee 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 | — |
| School district | Rivendell Interstate School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.