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Windham vs Danville vs Walden
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 expensive homes ($354k median).
Danville has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Walden has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
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 | Danville | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
2,360Highest |
1,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
| Danville and Walden 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% |
18.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Danville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Danville 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Walden and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
| Windham and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $900±$136 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Windham 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% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.