Compare towns
Newport vs Windsor vs St. Albans
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 most people working from home (16.8%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
St. Albans has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
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 | Windsor | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,394 |
3,554Lowest |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.3Highest 8% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Newport and Windsor 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Newport 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% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Newport and St. Albans 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$57,980±$7kHighest 29% below VT |
| St. Albans and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$49Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
| St. Albans and Windsor 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,436 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.6% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 10 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Newport and St. Albans 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | North Country Union High School | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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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.