Compare towns
Halifax vs Londonderry vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
Londonderry has the oldest population (median age 51.2).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Halifax | Londonderry | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 847 |
1,873Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
51.2±2.8Highest 19% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Londonderry and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9% VT: 43.8% |
35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Londonderry and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$85,179±$21k 5% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,500±$21kLowest 16% below VT |
$346,300±$55k 9% above VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,014±$731Highest 18% below VT |
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| Londonderry and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,991Lowest about the VT average |
$5,162 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.1%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
2.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 38% above VT |
24 minLowest 4% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Halifax School District | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.