Compare towns
Windham vs Calais vs Stowe vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
Calais has the most homeowners (92.4%).
Stowe has the most expensive homes ($648k median).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Windham | Calais | Stowe | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,713 |
5,285Highest |
616 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+21.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
46.3±7.6 7% above VT |
49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
| Andover and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Stowe and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$93,618±$33kLowest 15% above VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
| Andover and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
$1,389±$364Lowest 13% above VT |
| Stowe and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$5,190Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Stowe Town School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Stowe High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.3 |
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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.