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Windsor vs Windsor vs Proctor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

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%).
Proctor has the most homeowners (86.7%).

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.

MeasureWindsorWindsorProctor
People
Population
2,060
3,554Highest
1,794Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.3%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.6±12.3
3% above VT
44.8±6.5Highest
4% above VT
42.4±6.4Lowest
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%
21.8%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
Proctor 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%
22.4%±2.5Lowest
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%
28.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±1.4
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±1.7Highest
VT: 7%
Proctor 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
$74,167±$12kHighest
9% below VT
Proctor 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
46% below VT
$207,500±$31k
34% below VT
$209,900±$17kHighest
34% below VT
Proctor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
$1,026±$89
17% below VT
$1,029±$202Highest
17% below VT
Proctor 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
$4,032Lowest
20% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
37.3%±16.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
Proctor 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%
16.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1945Highest
31 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
6% below VT
23 minHighest
3% below VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.6
VT: 16.9%
Windsor and Proctor 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 — — Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70
High school in town — — Proctor Junior/Senior High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
8.7
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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.