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Windsor vs Guildhall vs Windsor vs Hartland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Hartland has the most people working from home (13.4%).
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.
| Measure | Windsor | Guildhall | Windsor | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
371Lowest |
2,060 |
3,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
55.8±5.1Highest 29% above VT |
| Hartland 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% |
22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
16.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall 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% |
26.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
28.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% VT: 43.8% |
33.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Hartland 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 |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$86,136±$23k 6% above VT |
| Guildhall and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$321,200±$62k about the VT average |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$348,600±$39kHighest 10% above VT |
| Hartland and Guildhall 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 |
$850±$717Lowest 31% 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 |
$4,625Lowest 8% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$6,437Highest 28% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
31.1%±89.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall 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 VT: 10.1% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
13.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Hartland 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #29 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | — | Hartland School District |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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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.