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Windsor vs Langdon vs Grafton
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 renters (48.4% rent).
Langdon has the highest household income ($98k).
Grafton has the most people working from home (19.9%).
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 | Langdon | Grafton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Highest |
805Lowest |
1,354 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
42.3±12.6Lowest 9% above U.S. |
43.1±10.6 11% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Grafton 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% |
23.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
21%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Langdon and Windsor 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% |
26.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Langdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
24.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Grafton and Langdon 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. |
$97,917±$31kHighest 21% above U.S. |
$81,563±$22k about the U.S. average |
| Langdon and Grafton 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. |
$281,900±$18kHighest 15% below U.S. |
$267,300±$23k 20% below U.S. |
| Langdon and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,417±$285Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,243±$163 12% below U.S. |
| Langdon and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 56% above U.S. |
$5,492Highest 76% above U.S. |
$5,239 68% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50%±81.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.1%±34.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Langdon and Grafton 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% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
91.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
30 min 15% above U.S. |
43 minHighest 64% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.6%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.9%±6.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Grafton and Langdon 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Fall Mountain Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Fall Mountain Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.7 |
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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.