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Windsor vs Monkton vs Middlesex
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).
Monkton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
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 | Monkton | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Highest |
1,999 |
1,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
| Monkton 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 VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Monkton 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 VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
$109,632±$13k 35% above VT |
| Monkton and Middlesex 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 |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
| Monkton and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,887 17% above VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.6% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Monkton 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 | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.