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Heath vs Rowe vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Heath has the most people working from home (31.7%).
Rowe has the most kids (23% under 18).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).

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.

MeasureHeathRoweWindsor
People
Population
765
453Lowest
2,060Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.8±11.9Highest
38% above U.S.
48.9±6.4
26% above U.S.
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
Heath and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.1%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
23%±5Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8
U.S.: 22%
Rowe and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.6%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Heath and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
46.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,750±$23kHighest
22% above U.S.
$69,583±$13k
14% below U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
Heath and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$295,000±$45kHighest
11% below U.S.
$275,000±$41k
17% below U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
Heath and Rowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,313±$576Highest
7% below U.S.
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
Rowe and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,438
42% above U.S.
$1,458Lowest
53% below U.S.
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
11.8%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
Heath and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
90.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1959
21 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 min
32% above U.S.
36 minHighest
35% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
Work from home
31.7%±17.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.2%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #61 of 70 in VT
School district — Rowe —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.