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Webster 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

Webster has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

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.

MeasureWebsterWindsor
People
Population
2,227Highest
2,060Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.7±7.6Highest
15% above U.S.
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
Webster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±8Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Webster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Webster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,171±$14kHighest
33% above U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$338,500±$30kHighest
about the U.S. average
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,396±$622Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
Webster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,021Highest
93% above U.S.
$4,878Lowest
56% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
53.6%±71Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Webster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
Work from home
17.1%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #61 of 70 in VT
School district Merrimack Valley School District —
High school in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.