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Lyndeborough vs Westminster 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

Lyndeborough has the highest household income ($117k).
Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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.

MeasureLyndeboroughWestminsterWindsor
People
Population
1,616
497Lowest
2,060Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50±3.2Highest
29% above U.S.
43.3±11.5Lowest
11% above U.S.
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
Lyndeborough and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.9%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
28.4%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8
U.S.: 22%
Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.6%±1.8
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±11.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Lyndeborough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
45.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±3.5
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Lyndeborough and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$116,964±$17kHighest
45% above U.S.
$81,000±$22k
about the U.S. average
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
Lyndeborough and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$390,900±$26kHighest
17% above U.S.
$313,600±$39k
6% below U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,482±$457Highest
5% above U.S.
$749±$315Lowest
47% below U.S.
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
Lyndeborough and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,133Highest
129% above U.S.
$4,480Lowest
44% above U.S.
$4,878
56% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.9%±90Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
6.1%±43.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
Lyndeborough and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
39 minHighest
48% above U.S.
30 min
13% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
Work from home
16.7%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
23.1%±15.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Westminster and Lyndeborough 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 — #53 of 70 in VT #61 of 70 in VT
School district Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District — —
High school 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.