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Middlebury vs Windham vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Windham has the most homeowners (82.9%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Windham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
594Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Windham and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
— | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Middlebury and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$5,209Lowest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Middlebury 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 | #17 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.