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Surry vs Weathersfield vs Windsor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).

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.

MeasureSurryWeathersfieldWindsor
People
Population
1,052Lowest
2,856
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+12%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.7±5.1Lowest
15% above U.S.
48.3±5.4Highest
24% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.8%±6.2
U.S.: 22%
22%±6Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Weathersfield and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.3%±7Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±5.8
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
31.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
37.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.6%±6.6
U.S.: 6.4%
8.8%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Weathersfield and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$110,125±$25kHighest
36% above U.S.
$83,095±$12k
about the U.S. average
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
Surry and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$331,400±$23kHighest
about the U.S. average
$252,700±$50k
24% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,955±$374Highest
38% above U.S.
$1,401±$61
about the U.S. average
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,384Highest
105% above U.S.
$4,540Lowest
46% above U.S.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±74.3
U.S.: 51.1%
80.3%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Weathersfield and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
17% below U.S.
22 minLowest
18% below U.S.
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
Work from home
16%±7.1
U.S.: 15.1%
26.2%±14.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Weathersfield and Surry 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 — #21 of 70 in VT #61 of 70 in VT
School district — Weathersfield School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.