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Naples vs Windsor vs Bethel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Naples has the highest household income ($78k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Bethel has the most people working from home (27.7%).
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 | Naples | Windsor | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,985Highest |
2,060Lowest |
2,617 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.8 28% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
50.2±6.4Highest 29% above U.S. |
| Bethel and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.9%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.3%±6.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bethel and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
41.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,188±$13kHighest 3% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$58,929±$23k 27% below U.S. |
| Naples and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,100±$48k about the U.S. average |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$344,900±$37kHighest 4% above U.S. |
| Bethel and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,941±$625Highest 37% above U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$864±$43Lowest 39% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,784Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$2,835 9% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.9%±40.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
21.3%±15.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Naples and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 45% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 26.7%±11.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.7%±8.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bethel and Naples 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 | #118 of 133 in ME | #61 of 70 in VT | #49 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | RSU 44/MSAD 44 |
| High school in town | Lake Region High School | — | Telstar High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.