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Windsor vs Calais vs Enosburgh vs West 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 renters (42.2% rent).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Enosburgh has the youngest population (median age 40.6).
West Windsor has the oldest population (median age 54).
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 | Calais | Enosburgh | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,713 |
2,804 |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
— | +22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Enosburgh 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% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and West 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% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6 VT: 7% |
| Calais and West 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 |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Calais 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 |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| West Windsor and Calais 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 |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
| Calais and West 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 |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,860 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Enosburgh 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and West 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4 |
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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.