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Weathersfield vs Windham 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
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Weathersfield | Windham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,856Lowest |
19,188Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.3±5.4Highest 24% above U.S. |
41.8±1.8Lowest 7% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
| Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.4%±5.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,095±$12k about the U.S. average |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
| Windham and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $252,700±$50k 24% below U.S. |
$388,900±$22kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,401±$61Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,232±$332 13% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Weathersfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,540 46% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 80.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weathersfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.2%±14.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weathersfield and Windham 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 | #21 of 70 in VT | #95 of 133 in ME | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Weathersfield School District | RSU 14 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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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.