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Starks vs Windsor vs Ludlow
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 highest household income ($64k).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($208k median).
Ludlow has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
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 | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 556 |
3,554Highest |
444Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.7±9.4Highest 20% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
46.1±5.8 19% above U.S. |
| Starks and Ludlow 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%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Ludlow and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.2%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% |
2.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ludlow 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±$8kHighest 21% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$62,500±$21k 23% below U.S. |
| Starks and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,500±$27k 55% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31kHighest 38% below U.S. |
$133,900±$56kLowest 60% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,063±$301Highest 25% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$988±$111Lowest 30% 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. |
$1,655 47% 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% |
45.5%±94.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1992Highest 12 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.8%±8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Ludlow 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.