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Leyden vs Windsor vs Greenfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Greenfield has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Leyden | Windsor | Greenfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 637Lowest |
3,554 |
17,664Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 53.2±8.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
44.6±2.1Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Leyden and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.3%±1.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Greenfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±0.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,893±$13kHighest 31% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$55,614±$7k 31% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,900±$24kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$263,100±$16k 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,917±$451Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,107±$67 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,651Lowest 49% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,769 53% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.2%±7.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Greenfield and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1947 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Greenfield and Leyden 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 | #257 of 282 in MA |
| School district | — | — | Greenfield |
| High school in town | — | — | Greenfield High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
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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.