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Windsor vs St. Albans 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 most homeowners (57.8%).
St. Albans has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
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 | St. Albans | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
6,954Highest |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
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%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and St. Albans 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% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest 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% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| St. Albans and Windsor 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 |
$57,980±$7kHighest 29% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| St. Albans 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±$31k 34% below VT |
$263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| St. Albans 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 |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans 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 VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
51.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Highest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Highest 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| St. Albans 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.