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Starks vs Windsor vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Starks | Windsor | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556Lowest |
2,060Highest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 20% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
47.5±9.5Highest 22% above U.S. |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8 U.S.: 22% |
24.5%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| New Vineyard and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| New Vineyard and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8kHighest 21% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$61,806±$19k 23% below U.S. |
| Starks and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22k 49% below U.S. |
$190,000±$76kHighest 43% below U.S. |
| New Vineyard and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Highest 25% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$925±$490Lowest 35% below U.S. |
| Starks and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$2,136 32% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±5.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1987 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| New Vineyard 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.