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Porter vs Windsor vs Parsonsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Parsonsfield has the most kids (25% under 18).
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 | Porter | Windsor | Parsonsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746 |
3,554Highest |
1,715Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Lowest 5% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
44.3±5.9 14% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
25%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Parsonsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Porter and Parsonsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9k 25% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$72,045±$18kHighest 11% below U.S. |
| Parsonsfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20k 32% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$272,100±$21kHighest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,185±$312Highest 16% below U.S. |
| Parsonsfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$2,350 25% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
78.2%±35Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Parsonsfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 21% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
48 minHighest 83% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.1%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Porter 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 | — |
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U.S. 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.