What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).

Old Bennington has the most people working from home (46.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windham	Old Bennington
People
Population	594Highest	182Lowest
Median age	44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average	45±21.3Highest 4% above VT
	Old Bennington and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9%	22.5%±12Highest VT: 17.9%
	Old 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%	30.8%±8Highest VT: 21.4%
	Old Bennington 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%Lowest VT: 43.8%	84.9%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Highest VT: 7%	0%±7.8Lowest VT: 7%
	Windham and Old Bennington 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	$168,750±$53kHighest 108% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT	$445,500±$105kHighest 41% above VT
	Old Bennington and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,063±$1k 14% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Lowest 18% above VT	$8,690Highest 72% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4%	40%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Windham and Old Bennington 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%	0%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	93.8%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 14% above VT	28 minHighest 20% above VT
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	46.7%±3.9Highest VT: 16.9%
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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.