Compare towns
Franklin vs St. Albans vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Franklin | St. Albans | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,590Lowest |
6,954Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±6.9 10% below VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Franklin and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.3%±1.4 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,917±$21kHighest about the VT average |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Franklin and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,400±$66k 22% below VT |
$263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| St. Albans and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$266Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,384Lowest 33% below VT |
$4,436 12% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±42.2 VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 8% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Franklin and St. Albans 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 | — | #46 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.