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Windsor vs Dorset vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering WindsorCornish, NH
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Windsor | Dorset | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Lowest |
2,092 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Dorset 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% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Dorset 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 |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest 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 |
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.