What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).

Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).

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	Weston
People
Population	594Lowest	685Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+10.1% VT: +2.8%
Median age	44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average	60.5±7Highest 40% above VT
Kids under 18	17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9%	15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Windham and Weston 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%	44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%	66.7%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%	1.2%±1.9Highest VT: 7%
	Weston 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±$12kLowest 16% above VT	$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT
	Weston and Windham 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	$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,375±$729 11% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Lowest 18% above VT	$7,076Highest 40% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4%	33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Windham and Weston 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%	4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	91.4%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT	1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 14% above VT	24 minLowest about the VT average
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9%
	Weston and Windham 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.