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Windsor vs Townshend vs North Bennington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
North Bennington has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Townshend | North Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Highest |
1,538 |
1,336Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
43.9±10Lowest about the VT average |
| Townshend 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% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$78,750±$29kHighest 3% below VT |
$68,571±$10k 16% below VT |
| Townshend and North Bennington 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 |
$287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$313,000±$40kHighest about the VT average |
| North Bennington and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,074±$80 13% below VT |
$1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,364 6% above VT |
$5,590Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
53.7%±26.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1957 19 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and North Bennington 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.