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Windsor vs Croydon vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Croydon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Croydon | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
798Lowest |
1,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
43±9.1 11% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
19%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Calais 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Croydon 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 U.S. |
$98,333±$21k 22% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Calais and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$317,300±$33k 5% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$991±$336Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
| Calais and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 67% above U.S. |
$3,806Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Calais and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Croydon School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.