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Windsor vs Middlesex vs Proctor 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).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Proctor has the youngest population (median age 42.4).
Weathersfield has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Proctor | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,943 |
1,794Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.3±5.4Highest 12% above VT |
| Weathersfield 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% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield and Proctor 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% |
22.4%±2.5 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield 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±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,029±$202 17% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Weathersfield 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,032Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,540 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Proctor 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% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Weathersfield 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 | — | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7 |
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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.