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Windsor vs Sheldon vs Highgate vs 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 oldest population (median age 44.8).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Sheldon | Highgate | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,267 |
3,528 |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
| 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% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon 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% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Highgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$78,533±$25k 3% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Highgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Highgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
| Sheldon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$3,578 29% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
89%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate and Sheldon 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.