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Windham vs Victory 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 most homeowners (82.9%).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
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.

MeasureWindhamVictoryWestminster
People
Population
594Highest
53Lowest
497
Median age
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
64.5±11.1Highest
50% above VT
43.3±11.5Lowest
about the VT average
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
7.5%±51Lowest
VT: 17.9%
28.4%±7.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
Westminster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
47.2%±39.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.7%±11.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Victory 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%Highest
VT: 43.8%
26.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
45.4%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1
VT: 7%
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
2.2%±3.5Highest
VT: 7%
Westminster 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
—
$81,000±$22kLowest
about the VT average
Windham and Westminster 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
—
$313,600±$39kLowest
about the VT average
Windham and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$749±$315
39% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$2,500Lowest
50% below VT
$4,480
11% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
6.1%±43.8
VT: 48.4%
Windham and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.9%
VT: 10.1%
45.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
2.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
80.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
14% above VT
27 minLowest
13% above VT
30 minHighest
26% above VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23.1%±15.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Westminster 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 — — #53 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.