Compare towns
Middlesex vs Westminster vs Windsor
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 highest household income ($110k).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% 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 | Middlesex | Westminster | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Lowest |
2,999Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
| Middlesex and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.