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Orleans vs Whiting vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Whiting has the highest household income ($91k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Orleans | Whiting | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 809 |
532Lowest |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
25.9% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Whiting and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Whiting and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 33% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windsor and Whiting 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 |
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.