Compare towns
St. Albans vs Eliot 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).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | St. Albans | Eliot | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,954 |
7,146Highest |
3,554Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.8±5.9Highest 31% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
| Eliot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest 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% |
27.8%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Eliot 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% |
43.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| St. Albans and Eliot 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. |
$101,522±$10kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
$498,900±$62kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
$4,549 46% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±11.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Eliot 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% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Eliot 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 | #19 of 133 in ME | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town | — |
| 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.