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Florida vs Windsor vs New Salem
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Florida has the highest household income ($87k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
New Salem has the most people working from home (19.4%).
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 | Florida | Windsor | New Salem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 668Lowest |
2,060Highest |
1,054 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.1±4.4Highest 44% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
55.6±2.4 43% above U.S. |
| Florida and New Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.5%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and New Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.7%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Florida and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Florida and New Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,875±$17kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$79,688±$19k about the U.S. average |
| Florida and New Salem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,800±$19k 26% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$359,000±$40kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $867±$256Lowest 39% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$1,194±$88Highest 15% below U.S. |
| New Salem and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,894Lowest 39% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$4,509 45% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
86.7%±25.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
23 min 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Florida | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.