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Windsor vs West Windsor vs Windsor

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 affordable homes ($170k median).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).

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.

MeasureWindsorWest WindsorWindsor
People
Population
2,060
1,171Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%
VT: +2.8%
+22.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
54±5.9Highest
25% above VT
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
West 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
VT: 17.9%
19.8%±10
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor and West Windsor 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%
25.5%±6.7Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
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%
VT: 43.8%
59.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
VT: 7%
6.1%±3.6Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
West Windsor 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 VT
$108,750±$18kHighest
34% above VT
$52,484±$11k
35% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$393,500±$41kHighest
24% above VT
$207,500±$31k
34% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
$1,100±$217Highest
11% below VT
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
West Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878Lowest
3% below VT
$5,860Highest
16% above VT
$5,209
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Highest
VT: 48.4%
Windsor 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
VT: 10.1%
3.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
1945
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
28 minHighest
20% above VT
23 min
3% below VT
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
16.1%±3.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5
VT: 16.9%
West Windsor 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 — #61 of 70 in VT
School district — Mount Ascutney School District #86 —
High school in town — None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.