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Windsor vs Bennington vs Hartland
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 kids (19.5% under 18).
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Hartland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Bennington | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
15,249Highest |
3,460Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
55.8±5.1Highest 29% above VT |
| Hartland and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
16.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Hartland 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 VT: 43.8% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
36.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
$86,136±$23kHighest 6% above VT |
| Hartland and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$348,600±$39kHighest 10% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,133±$63Highest 8% below VT |
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| Bennington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
$6,437Highest 28% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.1%±89.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
58.4% VT: 73.2% |
91.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Bennington and Hartland 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | #29 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Hartland School District |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.