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Middlesex vs Warren vs Windham vs Westford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
Westford has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Middlesex | Warren | Windham | Westford |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,943 |
1,585 |
594Lowest |
2,290Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
44.1±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.9%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
17.2%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
9.5%±4.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Westford and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$112,750±$12kHighest 39% above VT |
| Westford and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$424,500±$21k 34% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
$1,750±$394 42% above VT |
— | $2,375±$1kHighest 92% above VT |
| Westford and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 29% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
$6,282 25% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.8%±31 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.8% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.