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Holderness vs Fitzwilliam 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
Holderness has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Fitzwilliam has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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.
| Measure | Holderness | Fitzwilliam | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,917Lowest |
2,278 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
49.2±4.2Highest 26% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
| Fitzwilliam and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holderness and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Holderness and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$100,735±$11k 25% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$305,900±$34k 8% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Holderness and Fitzwilliam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
— | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,173 66% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±21.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72.1%±51.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fitzwilliam and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
39 minHighest 49% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Fitzwilliam 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 |
| School district | Holderness School District | Monadnock Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.