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Windsor vs Greene
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).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Greene |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,554Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
39.7±4.9Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Windsor and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.3%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Greene 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% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
22.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$98,093±$16kHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$270,000±$23kHighest 19% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,194±$224Highest 15% below U.S. |
| Greene and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$2,965Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.8%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Greene and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
26 minHighest 3% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | 5 photos → |
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.

