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Westminster vs Hyde Park 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 people working from home (27%).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k 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 | Hyde Park | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
513Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Westminster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| 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+ | 46.3% VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
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| Hyde Park and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063 19% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Windham 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 | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.