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Warwick vs Windsor vs Orange

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Orange has the youngest population (median age 41.8).

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.

MeasureWarwickWindsorOrange
People
Population
776Lowest
2,060
7,573Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.4±7.3Highest
32% above U.S.
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
41.8±2.2Lowest
7% above U.S.
Warwick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
15.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±0.9
U.S.: 6.4%
Warwick and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,333±$22kHighest
16% above U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$55,824±$10k
31% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$349,400±$34kHighest
5% above U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$245,900±$18k
26% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,367±$163Highest
3% below U.S.
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
$775±$233Lowest
45% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,380
40% above U.S.
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
$4,136Lowest
33% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±57.3
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
41%±11.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Orange and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
70%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1966
14 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
33 min
24% above U.S.
Work from home
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #61 of 70 in VT #275 of 282 in MA
School district Warwick — Orange · Ralph C Mahar
High school in town None in town — Ralph C Mahar Regional
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.0
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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.