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Windsor vs Windsor vs Dalton

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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).
Dalton has the highest household income ($81k).

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.

MeasureWindsorWindsorDalton
People
Population
2,060
3,554Highest
916Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
44.5±12.9Lowest
14% above U.S.
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%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.6%±11.3
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Dalton 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%
17.8%±1.3Lowest
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%
20.6%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%
5.1%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Dalton 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 U.S.
$52,484±$11k
35% below U.S.
$81,429±$36kHighest
about the U.S. average
Dalton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$207,500±$31kHighest
38% below U.S.
$191,400±$68k
42% below U.S.
Windsor and Dalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107
29% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Highest
27% below U.S.
$900±$825Lowest
36% below U.S.
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.
$3,561Lowest
14% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
57.7%±83.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Dalton 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
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
19.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
16% below U.S.
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
20 minLowest
25% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.9%±2.7Lowest
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.