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Windsor vs Barnet vs Windsor

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 affordable homes ($170k median).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($208k median).

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.

MeasureWindsorBarnetWindsor
People
Population
2,060
61Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
62.2±45.8Highest
44% above VT
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8
VT: 17.9%
31.1%±29.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Lowest
VT: 21.4%
36.1%±44.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9
VT: 21.4%
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%
VT: 43.8%
59.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Highest
VT: 7%
0%±23.2Lowest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8
VT: 7%
Windsor 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
$57,917±$16kHighest
29% below VT
$52,484±$11k
35% below VT
Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$204,200±$38k
36% below VT
$207,500±$31kHighest
34% below VT
Windsor and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
—
$1,026±$89Highest
17% below VT
Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
3% below VT
$2,950Lowest
41% below VT
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
—
31.5%±17Highest
VT: 48.4%
Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
47.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1945Highest
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
—
23 minHighest
3% below VT
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
55%±29Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT — #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.