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Windsor vs Hartford 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 kids (25.2% under 18).
Hartford has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Stoddard has the oldest population (median age 53).
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 | Hartford | Stoddard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
10,736Highest |
1,072 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+11.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
43.2±3.9 11% above U.S. |
53±4Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±14.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Hartford 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% |
22.5%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stoddard and Hartford 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% |
47.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hartford 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±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$78,125±$7kLowest 3% 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 |
$304,500±$26kLowest 8% 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 | — | $1,218±$118Highest 14% below U.S. |
$895±$751Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Hartford and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$5,773Highest 85% above U.S. |
$4,316 38% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±12.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.6%±100 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 27% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.9%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Hartford 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 | — | #34 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Hartford School District | Stoddard School District |
| High school in town | — | Hartford High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.