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Windsor vs Northfield vs West 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 most affordable homes ($208k median).
Northfield has the youngest population (median age 36.4).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Northfield | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
5,920Highest |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West 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%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Windsor 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%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and West 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% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$71,768±$13k 12% below VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$274,400±$21k 13% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,100±$217Highest 11% below VT |
| West Windsor and Windsor 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 |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield 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% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.5% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1956 20 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| West Windsor and Northfield 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 | #42 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.