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Westminster vs Montpelier vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Westminster | Montpelier | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
8,014Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
42.3±2.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Montpelier and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Montpelier and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
$81,030±$6k about the VT average |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39kLowest about the VT average |
$375,100±$21kHighest 18% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Montpelier and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$6,936Highest 38% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Montpelier and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% VT: 73.2% |
53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
18 minLowest 23% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Montpelier and Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | #9 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | — |
| High school in town | — | Montpelier High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.