Compare towns
Stockbridge vs Windsor vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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.
| Measure | Stockbridge | Windsor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791Lowest |
2,060 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Stockbridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Windsor and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12kHighest 5% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26kHighest 10% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126Highest 8% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Stockbridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.