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St. Albans vs Roxbury 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%).
Roxbury has the most homeowners (95.5%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).

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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. AlbansRoxburyWindsor
People
Population
6,954Highest
299Lowest
3,554
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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+0.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
38.7±2Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.2±17.7
11% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
Windsor and Roxbury 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%
14.7%±11.5Lowest
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%
17.4%±10.8
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury and St. Albans 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.
$69,226±$14kHighest
14% below U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
Roxbury 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.
$323,100±$219kHighest
about the U.S. average
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
Roxbury and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,150±$78Highest
19% below U.S.
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$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.
$5,787Highest
86% above U.S.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.8%±11.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
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%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
49%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1969Highest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
Work from home
12.1%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
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.