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Westfield vs Windham vs Sudbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfield has the most kids (27.1% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Sudbury has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Westfield | Windham | Sudbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
594 |
679Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±19.9Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
45.4±4.9Highest 5% above VT |
| Sudbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.2%±7.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.5 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Sudbury and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,500±$30kLowest 11% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$100,208±$33kHighest 23% above VT |
| Sudbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,400±$47kLowest 5% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$338,500±$49k 7% above VT |
| Windham and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$187 30% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,388 13% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,205Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
3.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
50 minHighest 113% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.2%±9.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.