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Windham vs Warren vs Cavendish

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).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Cavendish has the most affordable homes ($285k median).

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.

MeasureWindhamWarrenCavendish
People
Population
594Lowest
1,585Highest
1,242
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+16%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+1.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
53.1±4.2Highest
23% above VT
45.2±5.9
5% above VT
Warren and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.3%±4.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
Cavendish 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%
30.1%±4.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.6%±2
VT: 21.4%
Warren and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.1%
VT: 43.8%
60%Highest
VT: 43.8%
39.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±4
VT: 7%
4.3%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
Cavendish and Warren 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
$86,905±$16kLowest
7% above VT
$89,063±$29k
10% above VT
Windham and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
$569,300±$123kHighest
80% above VT
$285,100±$40kLowest
10% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,750±$394Highest
42% above VT
$1,000±$546Lowest
19% below VT
Warren and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951
18% above VT
$7,284Highest
45% above VT
$3,948Lowest
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
32.3%±26.6
VT: 48.4%
28.9%±27Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Windham and Warren 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%
15.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
14% above VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
36.2%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
18.5%±6.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — Harwood Unified Union School District #60 Green Mountain Unified School District #77
High school in town — None in town None in town
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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.