Compare towns
Newport vs Westminster vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Newport | Westminster | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,394Highest |
2,999Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.3 8% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Westminster and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±4.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,646±$12k 33% below VT |
$71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$49Lowest 31% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
$1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,036Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 10 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Newport 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 | #63 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | North Country Union High School | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.