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Guildhall vs Windsor vs Sudbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Sudbury has the most people working from home (13.2%).

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.

MeasureGuildhallWindsorSudbury
People
Population
371Lowest
3,554Highest
679
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.2%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-2.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.6±7.8Lowest
about the VT average
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
45.4±4.9Highest
5% above VT
Sudbury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
22.2%±7.1
VT: 17.9%
Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.8%±4.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.3%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.7%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
Sudbury and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
$100,208±$33k
23% above VT
Guildhall and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
about the VT average
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% below VT
$338,500±$49kHighest
7% above VT
Sudbury and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
31% below VT
$1,026±$89Highest
17% below VT
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Windsor and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625
8% below VT
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
$4,205Lowest
17% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Guildhall and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%
VT: 10.1%
3.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
95.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958
18 yrs older than VT
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
7% above VT
23 minLowest
3% below VT
50 minHighest
113% above VT
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5
VT: 16.9%
13.2%±9.4Highest
VT: 16.9%
Sudbury and Windsor 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 —
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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.