Compare towns
Windsor vs Enosburgh vs Jay vs Royalton
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).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Royalton has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Enosburgh | Jay | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,804 |
471Lowest |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
43.9±10.1 about the VT average |
| Jay 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% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh 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% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Royalton 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% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Enosburgh 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 |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
| Royalton and Jay 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 |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
$263,200±$73kHighest 17% below VT |
| Royalton and Jay 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 |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
— | $1,040±$391Highest 16% below VT |
| Royalton and Windsor 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 |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,675 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
63.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Royalton 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 | — | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | None in town | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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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.