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Windham vs Montpelier vs Westminster
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 highest household income ($95k).
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% rent).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Montpelier | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
8,014Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
42.3±2.4Lowest about the VT average |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
| Windham and Westminster 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% |
17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Montpelier 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% |
66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Montpelier and Westminster 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 |
$81,030±$6k about the VT average |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
| Windham and Montpelier 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 |
$375,100±$21kHighest 18% above VT |
$313,600±$39kLowest about the VT average |
| Montpelier and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$6,936Highest 38% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Montpelier 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% |
6.5% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
18 minLowest 23% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Montpelier and Westminster 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 | — | #9 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | — |
| High school in town | — | Montpelier High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.