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Windsor vs Hoosick vs West 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 renters (42.2% rent).
Hoosick has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).

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.

MeasureWindsorHoosickWest Windsor
People
Population
3,554
6,671Highest
1,171Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+22.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5Lowest
15% above U.S.
44.9±5.5
15% above U.S.
54±5.9Highest
39% above U.S.
West Windsor and Hoosick 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%
22.2%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±10
U.S.: 22%
Hoosick and West 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%
22.7%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.5%±6.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and West 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
24%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
West Windsor and Hoosick 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.
$63,372±$21k
22% below U.S.
$108,750±$18kHighest
35% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
$177,200±$21kLowest
47% below U.S.
$393,500±$41kHighest
18% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89
27% below U.S.
$881±$148Lowest
38% below U.S.
$1,100±$217Highest
22% below U.S.
West 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
67% above U.S.
$4,071Lowest
31% above U.S.
$5,860Highest
88% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
43%±13.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Hoosick and Windsor 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%
12.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
74.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
97.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1954
26 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
32 minHighest
21% above U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.3%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.1%±3.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Hoosick and West 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 #62 of 484 in NY —
School district — HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Mount Ascutney School District #86
High school in town — HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.7
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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.