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Windsor vs Andover

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).

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.

MeasureWindsorAndover
People
Population
2,060Highest
616Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
49.2±5.1Highest
14% above VT
Andover and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±4.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.7%±4.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
43.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
VT: 7%
2.8%±1.5Highest
VT: 7%
Andover and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below VT
$102,500±$38kHighest
26% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$382,900±$68kHighest
21% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
$1,389±$364Highest
13% above VT
Andover and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878Lowest
3% below VT
$5,190Highest
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
69.4%±47.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
Andover and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
82.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
25 minHighest
7% above VT
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
29.6%±12.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 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.