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St. Albans vs Center Harbor 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 people working from home (12.1%).
Center Harbor has the highest household income ($104k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | St. Albans | Center Harbor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,954Highest |
955Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
60.4±4.8Highest 55% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.9%±5.4Lowest 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% |
39.5%±13.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Center Harbor 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% |
47.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| St. Albans and Center Harbor 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. |
$104,313±$16kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
$463,800±$74kHighest 39% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$78Highest 19% below U.S. |
— | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$4,667 50% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.3%±59.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Windsor 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% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91%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. |
25 minHighest 7% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.9%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| St. Albans and Windsor 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 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.