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Windsor vs Langdon vs Newport

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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Langdon has the most people working from home (14.6%).
Newport has the oldest population (median age 46.9).

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.

MeasureWindsorLangdonNewport
People
Population
2,060
805Lowest
6,375Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
42.3±12.6Lowest
9% above U.S.
46.9±5.2Highest
21% above U.S.
Newport 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
U.S.: 22%
23.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.3%±4.1Lowest
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%
24%±4.6Lowest
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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
28.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Langdon and Newport 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.
$80,341±$12k
about the U.S. average
Langdon and Newport 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.
$225,900±$17k
32% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,417±$285Highest
about the U.S. average
$1,365±$305
3% below U.S.
Langdon and Newport 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.
$5,492
76% above U.S.
$5,649Highest
81% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
50%±81.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±15.5
U.S.: 51.1%
Langdon and Newport 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%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
66.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
1964
16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
30 minHighest
15% above U.S.
24 min
10% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.6%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.6%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
Langdon and Newport 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 — #119 of 120 in NH
School district — Fall Mountain Regional School District Newport School District
High school in town — Fall Mountain Regional High School Newport Middle High School (High)
Students per teacherat that high school —
13.7Highest
10.8Lowest
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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.