What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

St. George has the most kids (23.6% 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. George
People
Population	594Highest	411Lowest
Median age	44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average	45.8±18.6Highest 6% above VT
	St. George 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%	23.6%±13.3Highest VT: 17.9%
	St. George 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%	22.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Windham and St. George 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%	40.6%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%	1.7%±3.4Highest VT: 7%
	St. George and Windham 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	$89,327±$11kLowest 10% above VT
	Windham and St. George 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	$324,200±$32kLowest about the VT average
	Windham and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,337±$149 8% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Highest 18% above VT	$4,622Lowest 8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4%	94.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4%
	St. George 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%	4.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	89.7%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT	1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 14% above VT	20 minLowest 17% below VT
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9%	11.5%±6Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Windham and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.