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Windsor vs Standish 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 affordable homes ($170k median).
Standish has the highest household income ($105k).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).

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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.

MeasureWindsorStandishWindsor
People
Population
2,060Lowest
10,662Highest
3,554
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
40.5±2.8Lowest
4% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
Windsor 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
U.S.: 22%
16.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
Windsor 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%
15.2%±2.3Lowest
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%
36%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
11.6%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$104,593±$15kHighest
30% above U.S.
$52,484±$11k
35% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$336,000±$18kHighest
about the U.S. average
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
$983±$453Lowest
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.
$3,005Lowest
4% below U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
57.4%±22.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
Standish 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
U.S.: 12.5%
7.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.6%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
Standish 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 #18 of 133 in ME #61 of 70 in VT
School district — RSU 06/MSAD 06 —
High school in town — Bonny Eagle High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
12.5
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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.