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Windsor vs Westminster 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 affordable homes ($170k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Westminster | North Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Highest |
497Lowest |
1,336 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
43.9±10 about the VT average |
| Windsor and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and 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% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest 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% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$68,571±$10k 16% below VT |
| Westminster 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 |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$313,000±$40k about the VT average |
| Westminster and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,590Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.7%±26.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| North Bennington 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% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1957Highest 19 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.