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Windsor vs Glade Spring

278 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Windsor) and jobs per worker (7.1× in Windsor).

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Windsor, VAHomes around $355KVirginia · 2,852 people
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Glade Spring, VAHomes around $199KVirginia · 2,135 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

WindsorHomes around $355K
Housing$355K typical home15% below the VA typical home Work1,643 jobsbased in Windsor, a regional job hub Schools#81 for schools in VAof 219 towns All about Windsor →
Glade SpringHomes around $199K
Housing$199K typical home52% below the VA typical home All about Glade Spring →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails8×
Windsor has more miles of trail
Windsor 0.8 miGlade Spring 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker7.1×
Windsor is more of a job hub
Windsor 1.56Glade Spring 0.22
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Windsor
Windsor $2,284Glade Spring $1,080
Home values+61%
Homes cost more in Windsor
Windsor $280,800Glade Spring $174,300
Street grid2.5×
Glade Spring has the more walkable street grid
Glade Spring 66.1Windsor 26.9
Growth since 2010+10.7 pts
Windsor has grown faster since 2010
Windsor +4.6%Glade Spring -6.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $950 more a month in Windsor

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Windsor$2,100/mo
Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →
Glade Spring$1,150/mo
Typical home $199K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

The difference: $950 a month, about $11,400 a year, between Windsor and Glade Spring.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Virginia ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
BWindsorSafer than 61% of U.S. towns C+Glade SpringSafer than 38% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−WindsorBetter than 80% of districts in the state –Glade SpringNot graded
Health
B−WindsorHealthier than 48% of U.S. towns C+Glade SpringHealthier than 41% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
WindsorGlade Spring
Snow a year4″10″
January low29°F23°F
July high89°F84°F
Growing season (days)208d178d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th20th
Outdoors & history
WindsorGlade Spring
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land5.1%—
Settled1902—
National Register places21
Archive photos18—
Community
WindsorGlade Spring
Library hours a week34 hrs40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

278 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WindsorVAGlade SpringVA
Windsor ↔ Glade Spring278 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

WindsorGlade Spring
People
Population 2,852Highest 2,135Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.6%Highest VA: +7.9% -6.1%Lowest VA: +7.9%
Median age 41.6±5.8Highest 7% above VA 39.1±11.7Lowest about the VA average
Windsor and Glade Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.3%±5.8Lowest VA: 21.7% 27%±7.5Highest VA: 21.7%
Glade Spring and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.5%±4.4Highest VA: 16.7% 18.1%±7.6Lowest VA: 16.7%
Windsor and Glade Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.2%Lowest VA: 42.2% 24.9%Highest VA: 42.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.4Highest VA: 6.9% 2.7%±1.6Lowest VA: 6.9%
Windsor and Glade Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,661±$4kLowest 26% below VA $81,298±$9kHighest 13% below VA
Glade Spring and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $280,800±$42kHighest 27% below VA $174,300±$20kLowest 55% below VA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$371Highest 40% below VA $888±$345Lowest 44% below VA
Windsor and Glade Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,284Highest 18% below VA $1,080Lowest 61% below VA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.5%±15.9Lowest VA: 48.5% 11.8%±15.8Highest VA: 48.5%
Glade Spring and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.7%Highest VA: 9.9% 5.4%Lowest VA: 9.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.6%Lowest VA: 67.3% 82.1%Highest VA: 67.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 11 yrs newer than VA 1971Lowest 13 yrs older than VA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 15% above VA 21 minLowest 24% below VA
Work from home 4.8%±3.3Highest VA: 18.3% 3.2%±2.5Lowest VA: 18.3%
Windsor and Glade Spring are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.1%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.56Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Suffolk (15%)Abingdon (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Glade SpringFew work in Windsor
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.9Lowest 66.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #81 of 219 in VA—
School district Isle of Wight County Public Schools—
High school in town Windsor High—
Students per teacherat that high school 13.5 —
Virginia average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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