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North Westminster vs Windsor vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Westminster has the most people working from home (37.3%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Westminster has the most expensive homes ($274k 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 | North Westminster | Windsor | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 125Lowest |
3,554Highest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
53.5±3.7 24% above VT |
| North Westminster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±22.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 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+ | 44%±40.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| North Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,500±$128kLowest 46% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% 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 | $2,938Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.