Compare towns
Westminster vs Springfield vs Windsor
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%).
Springfield has the youngest population (median age 43.2).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Springfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999 |
9,084Highest |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Westminster and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
$1,002±$107Highest 19% below VT |
| Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Westminster 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Springfield 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 | #64 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | Springfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.