Compare towns
Freeport vs St. Albans vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
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 | Freeport | St. Albans | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,802Highest |
6,954 |
3,554Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.3Highest 25% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
| Freeport and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Freeport and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,326±$19kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$57,980±$7k 28% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $508,400±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,439±$123Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,042 62% above U.S. |
$4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±18.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Freeport and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 11% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Freeport 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 | #4 of 133 in ME | #46 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | RSU 05 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | Freeport High School | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.