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St. Albans vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

St. Albans has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

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. AlbansWindsor
People
Population
6,954Highest
2,060Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+3.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
38.7±2Lowest
10% below VT
44.6±12.3Highest
3% above VT
Windsor and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.5%±3.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±8.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.9%±2.5Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.2%±8Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
40%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.7%±1.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
VT: 7%
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±$7kHighest
29% below VT
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below VT
St. Albans and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$263,400±$18kHighest
17% below VT
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,150±$78Highest
7% below VT
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
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
12% below VT
$4,878Highest
3% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.8%±11.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
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
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
49%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
51.6%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Highest
31 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minHighest
4% below VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
Work from home
12.1%±3.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
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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VT 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.