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Windsor vs Windsor vs Barnard

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).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
Barnard has the most expensive homes ($403k median).

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.

MeasureWindsorWindsorBarnard
People
Population
2,060
3,554Highest
1,211Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+4.8%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.6±12.3
3% above VT
44.8±6.5Highest
4% above VT
42.4±6Lowest
about the VT average
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%±8.8
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
26.9%±5.3Highest
VT: 17.9%
Barnard 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%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
22%±3.6Lowest
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%
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
55.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.8Highest
VT: 7%
Barnard 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
$52,484±$11k
35% below VT
$97,581±$19kHighest
20% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$207,500±$31k
34% below VT
$402,600±$71kHighest
27% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
$1,372±$80Highest
11% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878Lowest
3% below VT
$5,209
3% above VT
$6,038Highest
20% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Highest
VT: 48.4%
27%±19.8Lowest
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%
7.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
2.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
85.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1945
31 yrs older than VT
1971Highest
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
23 min
3% below VT
29 minHighest
21% above VT
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5
VT: 16.9%
19.3%±10.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
Barnard 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 — — Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town — — None in town
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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.