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Georgia vs Townshend vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgia has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Georgia | Townshend | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,890Highest |
1,538 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.1±4.5Lowest 7% below VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Townshend and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Georgia and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Georgia and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,011±$9kHighest 29% above VT |
$78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Georgia and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,300±$26kHighest 14% above VT |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Georgia and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$755Highest 32% above VT |
$1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
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| Georgia and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,713Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,364 6% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 9% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.7%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Georgia 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 | #28 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Georgia School District | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.