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Westminster vs Mount Tabor vs Andover 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).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).

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.

MeasureWestminsterMount TaborAndoverWindham
People
Population
497
304Lowest
616Highest
594
Median age
43.3±11.5Lowest
about the VT average
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
49.2±5.1
14% above VT
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
Mount Tabor and Andover 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%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±4.9
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
Westminster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±11.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.7%±4.3
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor 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%
VT: 43.8%
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
43.3%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±3.5
VT: 7%
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
2.8%±1.5Highest
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Andover 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
—
$102,500±$38kHighest
26% above VT
$94,500±$12k
16% above VT
Andover and Windham 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
$420,500±$76kHighest
33% above VT
$382,900±$68k
21% above VT
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
Mount Tabor and Andover 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
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
$1,389±$364
13% above VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,480Lowest
11% below VT
$5,233
4% above VT
$5,190
about the VT average
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
6.1%±43.8
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
69.4%±47.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
Andover 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%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
9.9%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
82.8%
VT: 73.2%
82.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1946
30 yrs older than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
26% above VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
27 min
14% above VT
Work from home
23.1%±15.9
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
29.6%±12.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
Andover 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 — — —
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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.