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Windsor vs Mount Tabor vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering WindsorCornish, NH
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Mount Tabor | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
304Lowest |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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 VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mount Tabor 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 VT |
— | $52,484±$11kHighest 35% below VT |
| Windsor 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±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor 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 VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1946Highest 30 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Windsor 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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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.