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Windsor vs Bartlett vs Weathersfield
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Bartlett | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
3,281 |
2,856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
57.4±4.7Highest 48% above U.S. |
48.3±5.4 24% above U.S. |
| Bartlett and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
7.5%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Weathersfield 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
36.1%±9.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.4%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bartlett 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.1%±0.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$59,754±$9k 26% below U.S. |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$371,400±$78kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$252,700±$50k 24% below U.S. |
| Bartlett and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,676±$97Highest 19% above U.S. |
$1,401±$61 about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$2,512Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$4,540 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.5%±37.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
80.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weathersfield and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.5%±7.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±14.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weathersfield and Bartlett 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 | #74 of 120 in NH | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bartlett School District | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.