Compare towns
Middlesex vs Windsor vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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 | Windsor | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Lowest |
3,554 |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Windsor and Middlesex 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% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and St. Albans 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Middlesex 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% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and St. Albans 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,150±$78 7% below VT |
| Middlesex and St. Albans 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.