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Windsor vs New Gloucester vs Union
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 highest household income ($109k).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | New Gloucester | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Lowest |
5,766Highest |
2,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Highest 15% above U.S. |
40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above U.S. |
41.6±5.3 7% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Union and New Gloucester 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%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Union 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.4% 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% |
3.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Union 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. |
$80,724±$9k about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$357,100±$29kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$267,600±$42k 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 29% below U.S. |
$1,150±$249 19% below U.S. |
$1,179±$452Highest 17% below U.S. |
| Union and New Gloucester 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. |
$3,276Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
24.7%±12 U.S.: 51.1% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and New Gloucester 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% |
10.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Union and New Gloucester 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 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.