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Randolph vs Windsor vs Weathersfield
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 most expensive homes ($279k median).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Windsor | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
2,060Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
48.3±5.4Highest 12% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Windsor 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% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
37.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8 VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the VT average |
| Weathersfield 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±$38kHighest 12% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Randolph and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698 7% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,540Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
22 minHighest 6% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield 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 | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Weathersfield School District |
| 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.