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Windham vs Windsor vs Hyde Park
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).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% 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.
| Measure | Windham | Windsor | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
3,554Highest |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Windsor and Windham 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park 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 |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
| Windham and Hyde Park 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 |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
| Hyde Park 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Windsor 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 | #59 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.