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Windsor vs Jaffrey vs North Bennington
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).
Jaffrey has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Jaffrey | North Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
5,448Highest |
1,336Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
42.9±3.9Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.9±10 13% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Jaffrey and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.5%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.9%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
21.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$92,330±$18kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$68,571±$10k 15% below U.S. |
| Jaffrey 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 49% below U.S. |
$245,500±$27k 26% below U.S. |
$313,000±$40kHighest 6% below U.S. |
| North Bennington and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$962±$202Lowest 32% below U.S. |
$1,447±$278Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$6,196Highest 99% above U.S. |
$5,590 79% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.7%±23 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±26.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Bennington and Jaffrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1957 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 16% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 7% below U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±7.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| North Bennington and Jaffrey 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 | #87 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Conant Middle High School (H) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 21.3 |
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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.