A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Shenandoah$1,640/mo

Typical home $282K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,093/mo · Housing →

Windsor$2,100/mo

Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Windsor and Shenandoah.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Windsor places higher on 11 of 19 VA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Virginia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

A−ShenandoahSafer than 80% of U.S. towns BWindsorSafer than 61% of U.S. towns

Schools

BShenandoahBetter than 58% of districts in the state A−WindsorBetter than 80% of districts in the state

Health

C−ShenandoahHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns B−WindsorHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns

8Shenandoah

11Windsor

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 219 towns #165#81 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 255 towns #189#95 Lowest depressionHealth · 255 towns #243#150 Most walkableOutdoors · 255 towns #147#230 Highest graduation rateSchools · 249 towns #1#75 Most activeHealth · 255 towns #228#153 Fewest smokersHealth · 255 towns #240#166 Lowest property taxCost of living · 251 towns #44#96

Left end = #1 in Virginia. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Shenandoah’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

ShenandoahWindsor

Snow a year19″4″

January low23°F 29°F

July high86°F 89°F

Growing season (days)182d 208d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th 26th

Outdoors & history

ShenandoahWindsor

Trails2 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%5.1%

Settled1837 1902

National Register places4 2

Archive photos12 18

Famous people born here6 —

Community

ShenandoahWindsor

Library hours a week17 hrs 34 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

155 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ShenandoahVA WindsorVA

Shenandoah ↔ Windsor155 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Virginia average

ShenandoahWindsor

People

Population 2,888Highest 2,852Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.8%Highest VA: +7.9% +4.6%Lowest VA: +7.9%

Median age 37±4.7Lowest 5% below VA 41.6±5.8Highest 7% above VA

Windsor and Shenandoah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 26.8%±3.4Highest VA: 21.7% 23.3%±5.8Lowest VA: 21.7%

Shenandoah and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 13.3%±2.5Lowest VA: 16.7% 19.5%±4.4Highest VA: 16.7%

Windsor and Shenandoah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.9%Lowest VA: 42.2% 17.2%Highest VA: 42.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2Lowest VA: 6.9% 4.8%±2.4Highest VA: 6.9%

Windsor and Shenandoah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $71,458±$8kHighest 23% below VA $68,661±$4kLowest 26% below VA

Shenandoah and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,600±$9kLowest 45% below VA $280,800±$42kHighest 27% below VA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,093±$150Highest 31% below VA $950±$371Lowest 40% below VA

Shenandoah and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,447Lowest 48% below VA $2,284Highest 18% below VA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.1%±10.9Highest VA: 48.5% 11.5%±15.9Lowest VA: 48.5%

Shenandoah and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 14.2%Highest VA: 9.9% 11.7%Lowest VA: 9.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 76.4%Lowest VA: 67.3% 80.6%Highest VA: 67.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 11 yrs older than VA 1995Highest 11 yrs newer than VA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 16% above VA 32 minLowest 15% above VA

Work from home 4.1%±3.1Lowest VA: 18.3% 4.8%±3.3Highest VA: 18.3%

Windsor and Shenandoah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 4.9%Lowest 7.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 1.56Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Harrisonburg (14%)Suffolk (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WindsorFew work in Shenandoah

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 5.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.3Highest 26.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #165 of 219 in VA #81 of 219 in VA

School district Page County Public SchoolsIsle of Wight County Public Schools

High school in town None in townWindsor High

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.5

Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Shenandoah vs Windsor

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Windsor

Windsor places higher on 11 of 19 VA lists

What daily life feels like in each

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