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Windsor vs Plymouth

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 oldest population (median age 44.8).
Plymouth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.1%).
Plymouth is a college town. 42.5% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.

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.

MeasureWindsorPlymouth
People
Population
3,554Lowest
4,969Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5Highest
15% above U.S.
22.8±0.9Lowest
41% below U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.3%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Windsor and Plymouth 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%
9.4%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
63.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
42.5%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$89,500±$32kHighest
11% above U.S.
Plymouth and Windsor 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.
$294,400±$28kHighest
12% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,296±$295Highest
8% below U.S.
Plymouth and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209Lowest
67% above U.S.
$6,483Highest
108% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±10.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Plymouth and Windsor 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%
17%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
50.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minHighest
14% below U.S.
16 minLowest
38% below U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.5%±4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Plymouth 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 #47 of 120 in NH
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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.