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Swanton vs Vernon vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Swanton has the most kids (24.3% under 18).
Vernon has the highest household income ($86k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Swanton | Vernon | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,670Lowest |
2,709 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.8±4.7Lowest 12% below VT |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vernon and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,607±$27k 18% below VT |
$85,682±$9kHighest 6% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Vernon and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,000±$15k 28% below VT |
$285,100±$25kHighest 10% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,238±$103Highest about the VT average |
$1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,370Lowest 13% below VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.1%±21.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Swanton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.8% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 24 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 9% below VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windsor and Swanton 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 | — | #30 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Vernon School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.