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Windsor vs Orange vs Weathersfield
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).
Orange has the youngest population (median age 41.8).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Orange | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
7,573Highest |
2,856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 15% above U.S. |
41.8±2.2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
48.3±5.4Highest 24% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
22%±6 U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and Weathersfield 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% |
20.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.4%±5.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
15.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
8.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$55,824±$10k 31% below U.S. |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$245,900±$18k 26% below U.S. |
$252,700±$50kHighest 24% below U.S. |
| Weathersfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$775±$233Lowest 45% below U.S. |
$1,401±$61Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,136Lowest 33% above U.S. |
$4,540 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41%±11.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
80.3%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weathersfield and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
22.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
70% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.2%±14.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Weathersfield 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 | #275 of 282 in MA | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Orange · Ralph C Mahar | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Ralph C Mahar Regional | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.