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Windsor vs Windsor vs Chapman

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Chapman has the highest household income ($93k).

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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.

MeasureWindsorWindsorChapman
People
Population
2,060
3,554Highest
388Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
45.7±11.4Highest
17% above U.S.
Chapman 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
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.6%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
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%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
$52,484±$11k
35% below U.S.
$93,125±$17kHighest
15% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kHighest
38% below U.S.
$185,700±$22k
44% below U.S.
Windsor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Highest
27% below U.S.
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Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$1,850Lowest
41% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
23 minHighest
12% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
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 —
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U.S. 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.