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Windham vs Middlesex vs Bolton
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Bolton has the youngest population (median age 36.3).
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 | Middlesex | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,163 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
36.3±1.7Lowest 16% below VT |
| Middlesex and Windham 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
58.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
$111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
| Bolton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$311,600±$42kLowest about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,299±$273Lowest 5% above VT |
| Middlesex and Bolton 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,826Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
28%±30.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Bolton 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% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Bolton 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 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.