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Windsor vs Greensboro

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 kids (19.5% under 18).
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).

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.

MeasureWindsorGreensboro
People
Population
3,554Highest
633Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
4% above VT
54.8±5.1Highest
27% above VT
Greensboro and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
12.6%±5.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Windsor and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
37.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
Greensboro 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%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
56.6%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
6.8%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
$91,750±$18kHighest
13% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% below VT
$392,400±$59kHighest
24% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
$1,113±$58Highest
10% below VT
Greensboro and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Lowest
3% above VT
$5,786Highest
15% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Highest
VT: 48.4%
27.5%±49.4Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Windsor and Greensboro 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%
8.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
81.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1973Highest
3 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
3% below VT
32 minHighest
36% above VT
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
14%±5.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Greensboro 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 —
School district — Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94
High school in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.