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Pittsfield vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

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.

MeasurePittsfieldWindsor
People
Population
391Lowest
2,060Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+3.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.8±3.5Highest
25% above VT
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
Pittsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.6%±8.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±8.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.4%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
29.2%±8Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Pittsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
45.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±3.5Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
VT: 7%
Pittsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$65,852±$12kHighest
19% below VT
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below VT
Pittsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$313,300±$73kHighest
about the VT average
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,035±$140Highest
16% below VT
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
Pittsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,181Highest
about the VT average
$4,878Lowest
3% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
35.6%±43Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Pittsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
76.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
18% below VT
22 minHighest
6% below VT
Work from home
28.1%±24.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Pittsfield 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
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.