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Windsor vs Holderness vs Windsor

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 people working from home (10.3%).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).

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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.

MeasureWindsorHoldernessWindsor
People
Population
3,554Highest
1,917Lowest
2,060
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
39.4±7.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
44.6±12.3
15% above U.S.
Windsor 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
U.S.: 22%
14.7%±9.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±8.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor 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%
31.4%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29.2%±8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Holderness 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
U.S.: 35.7%
55.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.6%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Holderness 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 U.S.
$107,863±$45kHighest
34% above U.S.
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below U.S.
Holderness and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
$363,100±$60kHighest
9% above U.S.
$170,300±$22kLowest
49% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
$2,068±$385Highest
46% above U.S.
$1,002±$107Lowest
29% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$3,923Lowest
26% above U.S.
$4,878
56% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
23.5%±21.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.4%±20
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor 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%
12.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
51.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945
35 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
14% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±4.1
U.S.: 15.1%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windsor and Holderness 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
School district — Holderness School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.