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Halifax vs Windsor vs Craftsbury
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Craftsbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).
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 | Craftsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 847Lowest |
3,554Highest |
1,352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+11.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
41.5±4.6 4% below VT |
| Windsor and Craftsbury 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% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Craftsbury 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Craftsbury 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
12.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,889±$7k 21% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$83,672±$16kHighest 3% above VT |
| Craftsbury and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$270,500±$44kHighest 15% below VT |
| Craftsbury and Halifax 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 |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,091±$184Highest 12% below VT |
| Craftsbury 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,164Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
29.9%±29.2Lowest 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% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 38% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.5%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Halifax School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.