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Windsor vs Gorham vs Weathersfield
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Gorham has the most affordable homes ($162k median).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Gorham | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,682Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
53.9±3.6Highest 39% above U.S. |
48.3±5.4 24% above U.S. |
| Gorham and Weathersfield 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% |
12.5%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.7%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.4%±5.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Gorham 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.7%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Weathersfield and Gorham 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. |
$61,275±$7k 24% below U.S. |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 38% below U.S. |
$161,600±$49kLowest 51% below U.S. |
$252,700±$50kHighest 24% below U.S. |
| Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$838±$83Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,401±$61Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,334Lowest 39% above U.S. |
$4,540 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±20.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
80.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weathersfield and Gorham 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% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
71.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
1.7%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±14.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weathersfield and Windsor 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 | #57 of 120 in NH | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Gorham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.