Compare towns
Halifax vs Windsor vs Windsor
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%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
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 | Windsor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 847Lowest |
2,060 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Windsor 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% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±7.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,889±$7kHighest 21% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
| Halifax and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,500±$21kHighest 16% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,991 about the VT average |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 38% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Halifax School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.