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Windsor vs Windsor vs Ira

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 most people working from home (10.3%).
Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).

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.

MeasureWindsorWindsorIra
People
Population
2,060
3,554Highest
381Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
3% above VT
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
54.1±5.5Highest
26% above VT
Ira 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%
19.5%±5.2
VT: 17.9%
10.5%±4.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor 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%
28.9%±3.3Lowest
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%Highest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%
VT: 43.8%
37.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.4%±3.5Highest
VT: 7%
Ira 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
$71,827±$5kHighest
12% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
$207,500±$31k
34% below VT
$272,900±$18kHighest
14% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107
19% below VT
$1,026±$89Highest
17% below VT
$942±$52Lowest
24% below VT
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
3% below VT
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
$4,146Lowest
18% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
36.4%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Ira 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%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
90.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1945
31 yrs older than VT
1975Highest
1 yr older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
6% below VT
23 min
3% below VT
28 minHighest
20% above VT
Work from home
6.6%±4.7
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
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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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.