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Windsor vs Rupert vs Jay
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Rupert has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
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 | Rupert | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
676 |
471Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
| Rupert and Jay 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% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Jay 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% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rupert 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% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Rupert and Jay 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 VT |
$88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
| Rupert and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
$234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Jay 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% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Rupert 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 | — | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | 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.