Compare towns
Windsor vs Dover vs Windham vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Dover | Windham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,466 |
594Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| 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% |
17.5%±7.9 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% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Dover 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 |
$52,313±$7k 36% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Windham and Dover 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 |
— | $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 | $5,209 3% above VT |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Dover 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% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 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 |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dover and Windham 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 | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.