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Windsor vs Wayne 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).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Stoddard has the most affordable homes ($330k 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.

MeasureWindsorWayneStoddard
People
Population
254Lowest
1,101Highest
1,072
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+11.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
40.2±18.8Lowest
3% above U.S.
55.6±5.3Highest
43% above U.S.
53±4
36% above U.S.
Wayne and Stoddard 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%
13.4%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Stoddard 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%
29.2%±3.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Wayne and Stoddard 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%
48.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±4.2
U.S.: 6.4%
6.5%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Wayne 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.
$93,194±$26kLowest
15% above 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±$40k
about the U.S. average
$362,800±$29kHighest
9% above U.S.
$330,300±$20kLowest
about the U.S. average
Wayne and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$983±$554Highest
30% below U.S.
$895±$751Lowest
37% below U.S.
Wayne and Stoddard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,381
8% above U.S.
$3,289Lowest
5% above U.S.
$4,316Highest
38% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
25%±52.1Lowest
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%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
89.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
1978Lowest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
22% above U.S.
30 minLowest
15% above U.S.
34 minHighest
27% above U.S.
Work from home
15%±16.5
U.S.: 15.1%
26.2%±11.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Wayne and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — RSU 38 Stoddard School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.