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Troy vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Troy has the oldest population (median age 65.3).
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 | Troy | Windham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 219Lowest |
594Highest |
| Median age | 65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Troy and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Troy and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,688±$8kLowest 13% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,480Lowest 51% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 19% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.