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Windham vs Windsor vs Windsor vs Rensselaerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Rensselaerville has the highest household income ($90k).
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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 | Windham | Windsor | Windsor | Rensselaerville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,432Lowest |
2,060 |
3,554Highest |
1,901 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.1Highest 45% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
54±3.3 39% above U.S. |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
14%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±6.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40% U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.6%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,477±$17k 5% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$52,484±$11k 35% below U.S. |
$90,324±$26kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Rensselaerville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,600±$74kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
$259,800±$36k 22% below U.S. |
| Windham and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$295Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$1,264±$152Highest 11% below U.S. |
| Rensselaerville and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,363Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$4,878 56% above U.S. |
$5,209 67% above U.S. |
$5,247Highest 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.9%±35.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
14.7%±61.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 43% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.1%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±6.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Rensselaerville 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
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U.S. 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.