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Ludlow vs Orleans vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Orleans | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 808 |
809Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.7±5.6Highest 13% above VT |
41.7±5.8Lowest 3% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Ludlow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Orleans and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±0.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Orleans and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,667±$19kLowest 30% below VT |
$57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $304,000±$32k 4% below VT |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,018±$91Highest 18% below VT |
$810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,237 16% below VT |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33%±13.8 VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
64.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.3%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.