Compare towns
Sharon vs St. Albans vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k 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 | Sharon | St. Albans | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,577Lowest |
6,954Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.6±7.7Highest 6% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Sharon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| St. Albans and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$17kHighest 4% above VT |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
$1,150±$78 7% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 12% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sharon and St. Albans 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 | — | #46 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Sharon School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.