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Windsor vs Wilder vs St. Albans
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 homeowners (96.5%).
Wilder has the shortest commute (17 min average).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
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 | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
3,087 |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +81.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8 3% above U.S. |
45.5±8.9Highest 17% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Wilder 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% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 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% |
27.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wilder 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% |
60.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilder 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. |
$75,143±$9k 7% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% 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±$18k 18% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,142±$451Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78Highest 19% below U.S. |
| St. Albans and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,381Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$5,505Highest 76% above U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8 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% |
9.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Wilder 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.