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Windham vs Winhall vs Middlesex
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 affordable homes ($354k median).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Winhall | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
752 |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
| Winhall and Middlesex 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% |
17%±6.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Winhall 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 |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Middlesex and Winhall 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 |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
$6,483 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Winhall 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% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Lowest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 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.