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Westminster vs Windham vs Dover
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 affordable homes ($274k median).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Dover has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Windham | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
594Lowest |
1,466 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest 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+ | 27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Highest 26% below VT |
— | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Dover 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 | — | — |
| School district | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — | None in town |
| 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.