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Windsor vs Barnet vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most expensive homes ($208k median).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
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 | Barnet | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
61Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$57,917±$16kHighest 29% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Barnet and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kHighest 34% below VT |
$204,200±$38k 36% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Windsor and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
— | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Highest 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
— | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
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VT 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.