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Windsor vs Elmore 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).
Elmore has the highest household income ($99k).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).

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.

MeasureWindsorElmoreWindsor
People
Population
2,060
964Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%
VT: +2.8%
+3.6%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
45±3.5Highest
4% above VT
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
Elmore 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%
23.4%±9.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Elmore 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%
14.6%±2.6Lowest
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%
47.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
VT: 7%
1.3%±1.1Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
Elmore 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
$98,750±$24kHighest
22% above VT
$52,484±$11k
35% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$315,800±$47kHighest
about the VT average
$207,500±$31k
34% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
$1,225±$263Highest
about the VT average
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
Elmore 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
$5,066
about the VT average
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
31.8%±65.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
Elmore 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%
3.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1978Highest
2 yrs newer than VT
1945
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
29 minHighest
25% above VT
23 min
3% below VT
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.3
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Windsor and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT — #61 of 70 in VT
School district — Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.