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Windham vs Middlesex vs Charlotte
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 renters (17.1% rent).
Middlesex has the most kids (21.3% under 18).
Charlotte has the most expensive homes ($695k 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 | Middlesex | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,943 |
3,916Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
52.2±5Highest 21% above VT |
| Charlotte and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.6%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Charlotte 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%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.3%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Charlotte 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% |
66.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
$144,375±$27kHighest 78% above VT |
| Charlotte 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±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$695,300±$53kHighest 120% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
$1,738±$803Highest 41% above VT |
| Charlotte and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
$6,483 29% above VT |
$9,221Highest 83% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.1%±28.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Charlotte 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% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
95.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
29.8%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Charlotte and Middlesex 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 | — | — | #3 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| 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.