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Windsor vs Montgomery
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 highest household income ($104k).
Montgomery has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
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 | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,047Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
51.5±11.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Montgomery and Windsor 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% |
15.5%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Montgomery 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% |
33.9%±8.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Montgomery 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. |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Montgomery 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 |
$323,200±$45kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $868±$209 39% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$4,326Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
76.6%±68Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Montgomery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 22% above U.S. |
37 minHighest 41% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Montgomery and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.

