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Windsor vs Sunapee 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Sunapee has the highest household income ($101k).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).

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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.

MeasureWindsorSunapeeWindsor
People
Population
2,060Lowest
3,416
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
56.7±1.4Highest
46% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
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%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
33.3%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
Sunapee 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
50.6%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
4.5%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sunapee 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 U.S.
$101,393±$20kHighest
26% above U.S.
$52,484±$11k
35% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$393,000±$51kHighest
18% above U.S.
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,713±$451Highest
21% above U.S.
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$4,400Lowest
41% above U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
34.6%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
Sunapee 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
U.S.: 12.5%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Sunapee 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 #14 of 120 in NH #61 of 70 in VT
School district — Sunapee School District —
High school in town — Sunapee Sr. High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.9
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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.