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Windsor vs New Gloucester vs Chapman

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 renters (42.2% rent).
New Gloucester has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureWindsorNew GloucesterChapman
People
Population
3,554
5,766Highest
388Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
40.1±5.5Lowest
3% above U.S.
45.7±11.4Highest
17% above U.S.
Chapman 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
U.S.: 22%
24.2%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
27.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Chapman and New Gloucester 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%
15.4%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.6%±3.8
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
22.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.3%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Chapman and New Gloucester 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.
$108,797±$12kHighest
35% above U.S.
$93,125±$17k
15% above U.S.
New Gloucester and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31k
38% below U.S.
$357,100±$29kHighest
7% above U.S.
$185,700±$22kLowest
44% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,150±$249Highest
19% below U.S.
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New Gloucester and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Highest
67% above U.S.
$3,417
10% above U.S.
$1,850Lowest
41% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
24.7%±12
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Windsor and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
23 min
12% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±6.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.8%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
New Gloucester and Windsor 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 #65 of 133 in ME —
School district — RSU 15/MSAD 15 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.