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Windsor vs North Bennington vs Dummer
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).
North Bennington has the most renters (38.6% rent).
Dummer has the most affordable homes ($242k median).
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 | North Bennington | Dummer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
1,336Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
43.9±10 13% above U.S. |
53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Dummer and North Bennington 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% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Dummer 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% |
31.9%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.4%±4.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| North Bennington and Dummer 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% |
41.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
16.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
21.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,750±$40kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$68,571±$10kLowest 15% below U.S. |
$91,250±$21k 13% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Dummer 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 |
$313,000±$40k 6% below U.S. |
$242,200±$51kLowest 27% below U.S. |
| Windsor and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,447±$278 about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381 8% above U.S. |
$5,590Highest 79% above U.S. |
$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±26.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and North Bennington 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% |
7.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
61.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 33% below U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.3%±7.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| North Bennington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.