Compare towns
Windsor vs Bridgewater vs Cavendish vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the oldest population (median age 57.1).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Bridgewater | Cavendish | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
980Lowest |
1,242 |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater 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% VT: 43.8% |
40.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Cavendish 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 |
$70,272±$3k 13% below VT |
$89,063±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Cavendish and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$218,300±$55k 31% below VT |
$285,100±$40kHighest 10% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Cavendish and Bridgewater 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 |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,000±$546 19% below VT |
$1,002±$107 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 |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$3,948 22% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cavendish and Bridgewater 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | 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.