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Windsor vs St. Albans vs Roxbury

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).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureWindsorSt. AlbansRoxbury
People
Population
254Lowest
6,954Highest
299
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
40.2±18.8
3% above U.S.
38.7±2Lowest
about the U.S. average
43.2±17.7Highest
11% above U.S.
Roxbury 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%
20.5%±3.7
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±11.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
15.7%±8
U.S.: 17.2%
13.9%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.4%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Roxbury and Windsor 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%
31.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
13.4%±15.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Roxbury 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.
$57,980±$7kLowest
28% below U.S.
$69,226±$14k
14% below U.S.
Windsor and Roxbury 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
$263,400±$18kLowest
21% below U.S.
$323,100±$219k
about the U.S. average
Windsor and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,150±$78
19% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,381Lowest
8% above U.S.
$4,436
42% above U.S.
$5,787Highest
86% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.8%±11.8
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and St. Albans 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%
19.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
49%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
Work from home
15%±16.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
0.7%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and St. Albans 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 — #46 of 70 in VT —
School district — Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 —
High school in town — Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.4
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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.