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Maidstone vs Windsor vs West Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Maidstone | Windsor | West Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 241 |
3,554Highest |
234Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
54±10.5 25% above VT |
| Maidstone and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±11.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±13.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.9%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Maidstone and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,833±$32kHighest 6% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$85,250±$29k 5% above VT |
| Maidstone and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$245,000±$34k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,485 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
10.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and West Haven 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.