What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wilder has the shortest commute (17 min average).

Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Wilder	Windham
People
Population	3,087Highest	594Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+81.7% VT: +2.8%	—
Median age	45.5±8.9Highest 6% above VT	44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average
	Wilder and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9%
	Windham and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4%	23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Wilder and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	60.2%Highest VT: 43.8%	48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7%	0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT	$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT
	Windham and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$273,200±$18kLowest 14% below VT	$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,142±$451 7% below VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,505Lowest 9% above VT	$5,951Highest 18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	39.9%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4%	41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4%
	Windham and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%	9.9%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	82.9%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT	1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	17 minLowest 29% below VT	27 minHighest 14% above VT
Work from home	12.6%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9%	20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9%
	Windham and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.