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Windsor vs North Westminster vs Brighton
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 expensive homes ($208k median).
North Westminster has the most people working from home (37.3%).
Brighton has the most renters (48.9% rent).
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 | North Westminster | Brighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
125Lowest |
1,167 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -5.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
45.2±11.6 5% above VT |
| North Westminster and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±22.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
44%±40.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.2%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| North Westminster 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% VT: 43.8% |
52%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kHighest 35% below VT |
— | $47,375±$21kLowest 42% below VT |
| Windsor and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kHighest 34% below VT |
$171,500±$128k 46% below VT |
$163,900±$39kLowest 48% below VT |
| Windsor and North Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
— | $775±$33Lowest 37% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$2,938Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,360 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
— | 55%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brighton 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
— | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.4%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster and Brighton 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Brighton School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.