Compare towns
West Windsor vs Highgate vs Windsor vs Chittenden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
Highgate has the youngest population (median age 44).
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 | West Windsor | Highgate | Windsor | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,171Lowest |
3,528 |
3,554Highest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-1.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
| West Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
51.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$106,250±$28k 31% above VT |
| West Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
| West Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,100±$217 11% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
| Chittenden and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,860Highest 16% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$5,346 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| West Windsor and Chittenden 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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VT 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.