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Windsor vs Ludlow vs Windsor

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).
Ludlow has the most homeowners (90.4%).
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($208k median).

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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.

MeasureWindsorLudlowWindsor
People
Population
2,060
444Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
46.1±5.8Highest
19% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
Ludlow 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%
22.7%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Ludlow 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%
12.4%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
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%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
16.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ludlow 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 U.S.
$62,500±$21kHighest
23% below U.S.
$52,484±$11k
35% below U.S.
Ludlow and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22k
49% below U.S.
$133,900±$56kLowest
60% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kHighest
38% below U.S.
Windsor and Windsor 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.
$988±$111Lowest
30% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Highest
27% below U.S.
Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$1,655Lowest
47% below U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.5%±94.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
Ludlow and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
15.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1992Highest
12 yrs newer than U.S.
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
16% below U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.8%±8
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Ludlow 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
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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.