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Windsor vs Hyde Park vs Worcester vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
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 | Worcester | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
513Lowest |
831 |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
47±2.7Highest 9% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Worcester 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%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 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% |
19.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Hyde Park 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 |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Worcester 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 |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
$271,100±$27kHighest 14% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Worcester and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,023±$136 17% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$4,421 12% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| 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.