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Windsor vs Dummerston vs Orange
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 kids (25.2% under 18).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Orange has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Dummerston | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
2,090Highest |
320 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Highest 17% above U.S. |
41.3±9.1 6% above U.S. |
| Dummerston and Orange 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% |
21.7%±6 U.S.: 22% |
20.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Dummerston and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±3.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Orange and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40k 29% above U.S. |
$101,696±$21kLowest 26% above U.S. |
$118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
| Orange and Windsor 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 |
$335,300±$22k about the U.S. average |
$302,600±$35kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126 about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$4,536 45% above U.S. |
$5,132Highest 65% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Dummerston 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% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
28 min 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.8%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.