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Windsor vs Brighton vs Windsor
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 expensive homes ($208k median).
Brighton has the most people working from home (12.4%).
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 | Brighton | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,167Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-5.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
45.2±11.6Highest 5% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Brighton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±5.7Lowest 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%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.2%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Brighton 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±$11kHighest 35% below VT |
$47,375±$21kLowest 42% below VT |
$51,197±$4k 37% below VT |
| Windsor 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 |
$163,900±$39kLowest 48% below VT |
$170,300±$22k 46% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor 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 |
$775±$33Lowest 37% 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 |
$3,360Lowest 33% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
55%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brighton and Windsor 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% |
22%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
51.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1967Highest 9 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
12.4%±8.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brighton 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Brighton School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.