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Windsor vs New Gloucester vs Newburgh

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).
New Gloucester has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Newburgh has the oldest population (median age 45.8).

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.

MeasureWindsorNew GloucesterNewburgh
People
Population
2,060
5,766Highest
1,475Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
40.1±5.5Lowest
3% above U.S.
45.8±5.7Highest
18% above U.S.
Newburgh 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%
24.2%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.8%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
New Gloucester 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%
15.4%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±2.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Newburgh 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%
30.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
29.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newburgh and New Gloucester 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.
$108,797±$12kHighest
35% above U.S.
$76,750±$10k
5% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$357,100±$29kHighest
7% above U.S.
$244,600±$20k
26% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
$1,150±$249Highest
19% below U.S.
$950±$219Lowest
33% below U.S.
New Gloucester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878Highest
56% above U.S.
$3,417
10% above U.S.
$2,748Lowest
12% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
24.7%±12Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±13.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newburgh and Windsor 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%
4.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1985
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
30 minHighest
14% above U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
6.4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
New Gloucester 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 #65 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 15/MSAD 15 —
High school in town — None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

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.