Compare towns
Putney vs Windsor vs West Windsor
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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Windsor | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622Highest |
2,060 |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Windsor 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% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and West Windsor 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% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Putney 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 |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$1,100±$217Highest 11% below VT |
| West Windsor and Windsor 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 |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Windsor 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Putney and West 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.