Compare towns
Westminster vs Windsor 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 highest household income ($71k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Dover has grown the fastest since 2010 (+60%).
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 | Dover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999 |
3,554Highest |
1,466Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest 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%±6.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Dover 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest 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±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
| Dover and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126 26% below VT |
$1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
| Windsor and Westminster 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,510 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
23 min 3% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest 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 | #61 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.