Compare towns
Windsor vs Middlesex vs Calais vs Windsor
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 oldest population (median age 44.8).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
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 | Middlesex | Calais | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,943 |
1,713Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 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% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Middlesex 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Middlesex and Calais 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 |
$376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Calais and Middlesex 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 |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Calais and Middlesex 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 |
$6,483 29% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Windsor 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Calais 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.