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Windham vs Newfane vs Bennington
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).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Newfane | Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,456 |
15,249Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bennington and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Bennington 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% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Newfane 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 |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
| Windham and Newfane 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 |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
| Newfane and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Windham 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 | — | — | #58 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.7 |
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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.