What stands out worked out from the figures below

Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).

Windsor has the most expensive homes ($208k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Lemington	Windsor
People
Population	108Lowest	3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+0.2% VT: +2.8%
Median age	53.8±22.6Highest 25% above VT	44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT
	Lemington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±21.8Lowest VT: 17.9%	19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9%
	Windsor and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	35.2%±23.8Highest VT: 21.4%	29.7%±6.9Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Lemington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	31.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%	39.7%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.9%±9.7Highest VT: 7%	0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7%
	Lemington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$55,000±$42kHighest 32% below VT	$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT
	Lemington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT	$207,500±$31kHighest 34% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,026±$89 17% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,365Lowest 53% below VT	$5,209Highest 3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4%
	Windsor and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%	7.8%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.4%Highest VT: 73.2%	57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1967Highest 9 yrs older than VT	1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	37 minHighest 57% above VT	23 minLowest 3% below VT
Work from home	22.2%±12.8Highest VT: 16.9%	10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Lemington 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
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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.