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Windsor vs Westminster
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).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 254Lowest |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Westminster 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% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster 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% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster 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. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Westminster 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 |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126 35% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$4,063Highest 30% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%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 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Windsor 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
| 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.

