Compare towns
Putney vs Whiting vs Windham vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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.
| Measure | Putney | Whiting | Windham | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,622 |
532Lowest |
594 |
3,767Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | — | +4.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
37.4±1.8 13% below VT |
| Windham and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.6% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$72,344±$19kLowest 11% below VT |
| Windham and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$343,000±$38k 8% above VT |
| Windham and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
— | $1,183±$66 4% below VT |
| Whiting and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,313 5% above VT |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,910 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cambridge and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
6.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Putney 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | — | — | #25 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — | Cambridge School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.