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Warner vs Windsor vs Grantham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warner has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Grantham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14%).

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.

MeasureWarnerWindsorGrantham
People
Population
2,959
2,060Lowest
3,465Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
50.4±7.5Highest
30% above U.S.
Grantham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.1%±6.6
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±6
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,022±$18k
16% above U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$106,403±$54kHighest
32% above U.S.
Grantham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22kHighest
6% above U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$343,100±$39k
3% above U.S.
Warner and Grantham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123Highest
14% below U.S.
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
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Warner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,878Lowest
56% above U.S.
$7,605
144% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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Warner and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
100%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1987Highest
7 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
23 min
15% below U.S.
Work from home
16.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±6.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Warner and Grantham 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 #6 of 120 in NH
School district Kearsarge Regional School District — Grantham School District
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.