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Windsor vs Weston

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).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).

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.

MeasureWindsorWeston
People
Population
2,060Highest
685Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+10.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
60.5±7Highest
40% above VT
Weston 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%
15.2%±4.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Lowest
VT: 21.4%
44.2%±2.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
66.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
VT: 7%
1.2%±1.9
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below VT
$115,000±$20kHighest
42% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$537,700±$77kHighest
70% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
$1,375±$729Highest
11% above VT
Weston 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
$7,076Highest
40% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
33.3%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Weston 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%
4.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
91.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1969Highest
7 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
24 minHighest
about the VT average
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
31.2%±7.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #61 of 70 in VT —
On TownTapestry
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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.