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Windham vs Windsor vs Fairlee
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 people working from home (20.5%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Fairlee has the oldest population (median age 56.2).
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.
| Measure | Windham | Windsor | Fairlee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
3,554Highest |
1,066 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
| Fairlee and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Windsor 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Fairlee 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$74,760±$10k 8% below VT |
| Windham and Fairlee 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$274,200±$39k 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,083±$242Highest 12% below VT |
| Fairlee and Windsor 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 |
$5,209Lowest 3% above VT |
$5,617 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Windham 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min 3% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Fairlee 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Rivendell Interstate School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | None yet |
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.