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Windsor vs Wilder 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 most kids (25.2% under 18).
Wilder has the most renters (37.1% rent).
Roxbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1969).
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 | Wilder | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
3,087Highest |
299 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +81.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
45.5±8.9Highest 17% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7 11% above U.S. |
| Wilder and Roxbury 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% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Roxbury 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% |
27.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wilder and Roxbury 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% |
60.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Wilder 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. |
$75,143±$9k 7% below U.S. |
$69,226±$14kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Wilder 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 |
$273,200±$18kLowest 18% 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 | — | $1,142±$451 19% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$5,505 76% above U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Wilder 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% |
9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Wilder 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.