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Starks vs Windsor vs Bridgewater
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 homeowners (90%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Bridgewater has the oldest population (median age 48.8).
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 | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556 |
3,554Highest |
484Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.7±9.4 20% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
48.8±8Highest 25% above U.S. |
| Bridgewater 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% |
19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±5.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Bridgewater 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.5%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Bridgewater 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% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bridgewater and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,500±$8k 21% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$65,417±$15kHighest 19% below U.S. |
| Bridgewater and Starks 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. |
$207,500±$31kHighest 38% below U.S. |
$154,900±$78k 53% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Bridgewater 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. |
$1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$768±$116Lowest 46% 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. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$1,417 55% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±90.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.9%±59.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Starks and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Bridgewater 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.