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Montpelier vs Westminster vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% rent).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Montpelier | Westminster | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,014Highest |
497Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.3±2.4Lowest about the VT average |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Montpelier and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Montpelier and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,030±$6k about the VT average |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,100±$21kHighest 18% above VT |
$313,600±$39kLowest about the VT average |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Montpelier and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,936Highest 38% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.4%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Montpelier and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 23% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Montpelier 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 | #9 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | — | — |
| High school in town | Montpelier High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.4 |
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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.