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Townshend vs West Windsor vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
West Windsor has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
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 | Townshend | West Windsor | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538Highest |
1,171 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
54±5.9 25% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Townshend and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| West Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1% VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| West Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| West Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,100±$217Highest 11% below VT |
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| West Windsor and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,860 16% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | — |
| High school in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.1 |
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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.