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Windsor vs Hyde Park vs Windham
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Hyde Park | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
513Lowest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Windsor and Windham 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%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park 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% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windham 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% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park and Windham 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 VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
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| Hyde Park 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 |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.