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Windsor vs Ogunquit vs Chittenden
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 kids (19.5% under 18).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
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 | Ogunquit | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,379 |
1,318Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+76.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
62.8±4.8Highest 61% above U.S. |
50.8±6.3 31% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
13.8%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
43.6%±10.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ogunquit 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
63.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.2%±2.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ogunquit and Chittenden 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. |
$114,259±$56kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$106,250±$28k 32% above U.S. |
| Ogunquit and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$875,700±$79kHighest 163% above U.S. |
$346,800±$35k 4% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
— | $1,125±$488Highest 20% below U.S. |
| Chittenden and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 67% above U.S. |
$4,473Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$5,346Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±61.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.8%±55.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor and Chittenden 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% |
3.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1978 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
43.3%±12.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | None yet | None yet |
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.