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Windham vs Westminster vs Windsor
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).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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.
| Measure | Windham | Westminster | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
2,999 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Westminster and Windsor 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% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest 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 |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest 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 | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.