Compare towns
St. Albans vs Windsor vs Hartford Village
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 the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Hartford Village has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Windsor | Hartford Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,954Highest |
3,554 |
426Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
45.1±15.8Highest 5% above VT |
| Hartford Village and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.9%±12.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hartford Village and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.9%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
8.7%±10.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0%±3.3Lowest 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±$7k 29% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$92,500±$74kHighest 14% above VT |
| Hartford Village 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 17% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$277,600±$249kHighest 12% below VT |
| Hartford Village 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±$78 7% below VT |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,221±$270Highest about the VT average |
| Hartford Village and St. Albans 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$6,667Highest 32% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±45.5Lowest 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% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
60.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1962Highest 14 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 4% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
23 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
0%±3.5Lowest 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.