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Westminster vs Westminster vs Windham vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
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 | Westminster | Windham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 497Lowest |
2,999 |
16,038Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.3±11.5 11% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22k about the U.S. average |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39k 6% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$916±$126 35% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480 44% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,951 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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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.