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Windsor vs Braintree vs Ira
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).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Ira has the most expensive homes ($273k 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 | Braintree | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,026 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
| Braintree and Ira 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% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Braintree 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% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree 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 VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Braintree 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 |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
| Braintree and Ira 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 |
$217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
| Windsor and Ira 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 |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Braintree and Ira 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% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Windsor 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.