What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

St. Albans has the most kids (20% 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.

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

Measure	Windham	St. Albans
People
Population	594Lowest	7,057Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+16.5% VT: +2.8%
Median age	44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average	41.3±2.8Lowest 4% below VT
	Windham and St. Albans 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%	20%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9%
	St. Albans 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%	20.8%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Windham and St. Albans 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%	33.6%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%	8.1%±4.1Highest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT	$90,060±$19kLowest 11% above VT
	Windham and St. Albans 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	$363,300±$22kHighest 15% above VT
	St. Albans and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,460±$152 18% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Highest 18% above VT	$4,689Lowest 7% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4%	73.6%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4%
	St. Albans 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%	5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Highest VT: 73.2%	79.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT	1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 min 14% above VT	27 min 14% above VT
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9%	10.7%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Windham and St. Albans 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	—	#46 of 70 in VT
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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.