Compare towns
Strafford vs Weybridge vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strafford has the most kids (23% under 18).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Strafford | Weybridge | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,372Highest |
781 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51.4±4.7 19% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Strafford and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,833±$19k 36% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
| Weybridge and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,300±$40kHighest 36% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
| Strafford and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$789Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
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| Weybridge and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,149Highest 42% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
$5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Strafford School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.