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Windsor vs Jericho vs Cavendish vs Weathersfield
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).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Jericho | Cavendish | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554 |
5,114Highest |
1,242Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
48.3±5.4 12% above VT |
| Jericho and Weathersfield 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% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Weathersfield 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% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
37.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Cavendish 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 |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
| Jericho and Cavendish 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 |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$285,100±$40k 10% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,401±$61 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,540 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Jericho 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% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
26 minHighest 10% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Jericho 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 | #6 of 70 in VT | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.