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Windsor vs Guildhall vs North Bennington
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).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
North Bennington has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Guildhall | North Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Highest |
371Lowest |
1,336 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
43.9±10 about the VT average |
| Windsor and North Bennington 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% |
22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall 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% |
26.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington 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% |
33.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$68,571±$10k 16% below VT |
| Guildhall and North Bennington 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 |
$321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average |
$313,000±$40k about the VT average |
| Guildhall and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$4,625Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,590Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
53.7%±26.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1958Highest 18 yrs older than VT |
1957 19 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| North Bennington and Windsor 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 | — | — |
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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.