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Windsor vs Sheldon vs Richford
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).
Sheldon has the highest household income ($79k).
Richford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Richford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,267Lowest |
2,467 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
40.9±3.5 5% below VT |
39±3.6Lowest 10% below VT |
| Windsor and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Richford 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% |
23.4%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Richford 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 VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
20.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3 VT: 7% |
6.4%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Richford 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±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$78,533±$25kHighest 3% below VT |
$56,853±$13k 30% below VT |
| Sheldon and Richford 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±$61kHighest 14% below VT |
$176,600±$16kLowest 44% below VT |
| Sheldon and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
$1,160±$66 6% below VT |
| Sheldon and Richford 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 |
$3,300Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.1%±15.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Richford 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% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sheldon 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Richford Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.1 |
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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.