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Windsor vs Windsor vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering WindsorCornish, NH
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).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Windsor | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
3,554Highest |
1,713Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest 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% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais 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% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais 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 |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.