Compare towns
Townshend vs Windsor vs Dover 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%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Dover has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Windsor | Dover | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,538 |
3,554Highest |
1,466 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.5±8.3 24% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Townshend and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Dover and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80Highest 13% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
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| Townshend and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364 6% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Dover 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| 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.