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Windsor vs Windsor vs Hillsborough
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).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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 | Windsor | Hillsborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 254Lowest |
3,554 |
5,980Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.2±18.8Lowest 3% above U.S. |
44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
40.9±4.6 5% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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% |
19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
17.4%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±4.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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. |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$84,495±$12k 5% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$272,300±$16k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,198±$390Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Hillsborough and Windsor 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. |
$5,209 67% above U.S. |
$5,815Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±23.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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% |
7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 22% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
41 minHighest 55% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±16.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Hillsborough 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #97 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | — | Hillsboro-Deering Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Hillsboro-Deering High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.