Compare towns
Pawlet vs Windsor vs West Pawlet
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pawlet has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
West Pawlet has the youngest population (median age 26.4).
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 | Pawlet | Windsor | West Pawlet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,480 |
3,554Highest |
368Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.9±7.5Highest 11% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
26.4±30.1Lowest 39% below VT |
| Pawlet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.9%±7.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| West Pawlet and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±9.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
7.3%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| West Pawlet and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,273±$14kHighest 23% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
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| Pawlet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,200±$44kHighest 16% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$156,000±$74kLowest 51% below VT |
| Pawlet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$215Highest 7% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$950±$75Lowest 23% below VT |
| Pawlet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,924 22% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$1,974Lowest 61% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| West Pawlet and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 40% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
4%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pawlet and Windsor 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 | Mettawee School District #84 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.