What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).

Bloomfield has the most homeowners (83.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windsor	Bloomfield
People
Population	3,554Highest	234Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.2% VT: +2.8%	—
Median age	44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT	41.9±12Lowest about the VT average
	Windsor and Bloomfield 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%	27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Bloomfield and Windsor 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%±8Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Windsor and Bloomfield 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%	32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7%	0.9%±4.5Highest VT: 7%
	Bloomfield 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±$11kLowest 35% below VT	$54,375±$17kHighest 33% below VT
	Bloomfield 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	$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT
	Windsor and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,026±$89 17% below VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,209Highest 3% above VT	$2,800Lowest 44% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	31.5%±17 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	7.8%Highest VT: 10.1%	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%	83.2%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 3% below VT	30 minHighest 28% above VT
Work from home	10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9%	4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Windsor and Bloomfield 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	—
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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.