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Newbury vs Windsor vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newbury has the highest household income ($76k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
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 | Newbury | Windsor | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393 |
2,060Highest |
391Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.3±14 12% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
| Pittsfield and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±9.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Newbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$23kHighest 6% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
| Newbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$28k 13% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$313,300±$73kHighest about the VT average |
| Pittsfield and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,259±$401Highest about the VT average |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,035±$140 16% below VT |
| Newbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,943Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
| Newbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 29% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Newbury 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 | — |
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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.