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Middleton vs Webster vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middleton has the youngest population (median age 43.5).
Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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 | Middleton | Webster | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,595Lowest |
2,227 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.5±5.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
44.7±7.6 15% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Webster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,696±$8k 26% above U.S. |
$107,171±$14kHighest 33% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,300±$27k 6% below U.S. |
$338,500±$30kHighest about the U.S. average |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Webster and Middleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$293Highest 6% above U.S. |
$1,396±$622 about the U.S. average |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,504 76% above U.S. |
$6,021Highest 93% above U.S. |
$5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.6%±71 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Middleton and Webster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
96% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 47% above U.S. |
31 min 16% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Webster and Middleton 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 | Middleton School District | Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 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.