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Windsor vs Lebanon vs Wilder
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 kids (19.5% under 18).
Lebanon has the most people working from home (22.8%).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Lebanon | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
14,999Highest |
3,087Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+81.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
38.9±3.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.5±8.9Highest 17% above U.S. |
| Wilder and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±2.4 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Lebanon 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% |
21.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Wilder 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% |
57.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
60.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.9%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilder and Lebanon 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. |
$98,147±$10kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$75,143±$9k 7% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$385,400±$29kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$273,200±$18k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,744±$132Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,142±$451 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
$8,149Highest 161% above U.S. |
$5,505 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.9%±7.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lebanon and Wilder 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% |
7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
51.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
17 min 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Lebanon and Wilder 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 | #29 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | — | Lebanon School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Lebanon High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.