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Windsor vs Beecher Falls vs Stoddard
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 people working from home (15%).
Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Stoddard has the most renters (6.7% rent).
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.
| Measure | Windsor | Beecher Falls | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254 |
67Lowest |
1,072Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +11.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
57.5±2.6Highest 48% above U.S. |
53±4 36% above U.S. |
| Beecher Falls and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
9%±40.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.8%±43.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Beecher Falls and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
5.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±21.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$26,042±$24kLowest 68% below U.S. |
$94,904±$11k 18% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,500±$40kHighest about the U.S. average |
$98,100±$36kLowest 71% below U.S. |
$330,300±$20k about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $895±$751 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 8% above U.S. |
$2,438Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$4,316Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
— | 52.6%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 22% above U.S. |
— | 34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0%±27.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Stoddard School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.