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Windsor vs Dover vs Croydon

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Dover has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Croydon has the most homeowners (86.6%).

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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.

MeasureWindsorDoverCroydon
People
Population
2,060
33,364Highest
798Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+9.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Highest
15% above U.S.
36.9±1.9Lowest
5% below U.S.
43±9.1
11% above U.S.
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.9%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.8%±1.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.4%±3.6
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
52%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±3.3
U.S.: 6.4%
Dover and Croydon 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 U.S.
$94,829±$7k
17% above U.S.
$98,333±$21kHighest
22% above U.S.
Croydon and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$436,700±$20kHighest
31% above U.S.
$317,300±$33k
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
$1,607±$100Highest
14% above U.S.
$991±$336Lowest
30% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$8,249Highest
164% above U.S.
$3,806Lowest
22% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±75.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dover and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
52.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
86.6%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
6.6%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
18.6%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.3%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT #64 of 120 in NH —
School district — Dover School District Croydon School District
High school in town — Dover Senior High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.7
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U.S. 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.