Compare towns

St. Albans vs Bartlett vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
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.

MeasureSt. AlbansBartlettWindsor
People
Population
6,954Highest
3,281Lowest
3,554
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
38.7±2Lowest
about the U.S. average
57.4±4.7Highest
48% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
Kids under 18
20.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
7.5%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.9%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Bartlett and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8
U.S.: 6.4%
St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,980±$7k
28% below U.S.
$59,754±$9kHighest
26% below U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
Bartlett and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$263,400±$18k
21% below U.S.
$371,400±$78kHighest
12% above U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,150±$78
19% below U.S.
$1,676±$97Highest
19% above U.S.
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,436
42% above U.S.
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.8%±11.8
U.S.: 51.1%
68.5%±37.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bartlett and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
49%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
12.1%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Bartlett 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 #74 of 120 in NH #61 of 70 in VT
School district Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 Bartlett School District —
High school in town Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) None in town —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.4
— —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.