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Union vs Ryegate 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
Union has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Ryegate has the most renters (15.3% rent).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($338k median).
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 | Union | Ryegate | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 131Lowest |
1,059Highest |
254 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 23.6±30.9Lowest 39% below U.S. |
41.2±2.6Highest 6% above U.S. |
40.2±18.8 3% above U.S. |
| Ryegate and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 35.9%±42.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25.2%±14.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 0%±31.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±1.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.7%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ryegate and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±13Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,117±$19k 7% below U.S. |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,900±$135kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$219,300±$32k 34% below U.S. |
$337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $908±$236 36% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,258Lowest 60% below U.S. |
$3,472Highest 11% above U.S. |
$3,381 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 55.9%±29.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1949 31 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±25.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.