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Windsor vs Windsor vs Sunapee

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%).
Sunapee has the highest household income ($101k).

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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.

MeasureWindsorWindsorSunapee
People
Population
2,060Lowest
3,554Highest
3,416
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.6±12.3Lowest
15% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
56.7±1.4Highest
46% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.2%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
33.3%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sunapee 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
50.6%Highest
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%
4.5%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sunapee 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.
$101,393±$20kHighest
26% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
$393,000±$51kHighest
18% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
$1,713±$451Highest
21% above U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,878
56% above U.S.
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$4,400Lowest
41% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.4%±20Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
34.6%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Sunapee 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%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
75.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Sunapee 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 #14 of 120 in NH
School district — — Sunapee School District
High school in town — — Sunapee Sr. High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.9
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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.