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Ludlow vs Windsor vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the most people working from home (9.8%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Starks has the highest household income ($64k).
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 | Ludlow | Windsor | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 444Lowest |
2,060Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.1±5.8 19% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
46.7±9.4Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Starks and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Ludlow and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ludlow and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$21k 23% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$63,500±$8kHighest 21% below U.S. |
| Starks and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,900±$56kLowest 60% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kHighest 49% below U.S. |
$148,500±$27k 55% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$111Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$1,063±$301Highest 25% below U.S. |
| Starks and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 47% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±94.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±90.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 15.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.8%±8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ludlow 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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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.