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Randolph vs Barnard vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Barnard has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
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 | Randolph | Barnard | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,211Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.4±6 about the VT average |
44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
| Windsor and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% VT: 43.8% |
55.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$97,581±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Barnard and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$402,600±$71kHighest 27% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Barnard and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnard and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.