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Westminster vs Windsor vs Royalton
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%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Royalton has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Windsor | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
2,060Lowest |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| 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%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4Lowest 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% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Westminster 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 |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
| Westminster and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$1,040±$391Highest 16% below VT |
| Royalton and Windsor 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 |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$4,675 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Royalton 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
63.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 6% below VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Royalton 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.