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Windsor vs Charlotte vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlotte has the most expensive homes ($695k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Charlotte | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
3,916Highest |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
52.2±5Highest 21% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Charlotte 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% |
19.6%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Charlotte 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% |
22.3%±5.2Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Charlotte 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±$11k 35% below VT |
$144,375±$27kHighest 78% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$695,300±$53kHighest 120% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,738±$803Highest 41% above VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Charlotte and 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 |
$9,221Highest 83% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
56.1%±28.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Charlotte and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
95.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
29.8%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #3 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| 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.