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Windsor vs Dover vs Westminster
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 affordable homes ($208k median).
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Westminster has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Dover | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,466 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Dover 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% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Dover 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% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Dover and Westminster 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 |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster 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±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Dover and Westminster 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 |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$749±$315 39% below VT |
| Windsor and Westminster 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 |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dover 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% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Westminster 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — |
| 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.