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Mapleton vs Windsor vs Canton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).

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.

MeasureMapletonWindsorCanton
People
Population
1,884
3,554Highest
1,191Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+13.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.8±6
7% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
41.4±7.2Lowest
6% above U.S.
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.4%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
Mapleton and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.7%±6.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.5
U.S.: 6.4%
Mapleton and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,731±$25kHighest
14% above U.S.
$52,484±$11k
35% below U.S.
$52,458±$35kLowest
35% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,800±$23k
42% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kHighest
38% below U.S.
$165,000±$50kLowest
50% below U.S.
Windsor and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$610±$277
57% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Highest
27% below U.S.
$485±$18Lowest
66% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$2,277
27% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.7%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
88.9%±33.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
8.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
35 minHighest
33% above U.S.
Work from home
10.8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Canton and Mapleton 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 —
School district RSU 79/MSAD 01 — —
High school in town None in town — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 12 photos → 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.