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Windsor vs Stowe vs West 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 affordable homes ($208k median).
Stowe has the most expensive homes ($648k median).
West Windsor has the most homeowners (97.9%).
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 | Stowe | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
5,285Highest |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+21.1% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
46.3±7.6 7% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Stowe 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% |
22.5%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
| Stowe and West 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% |
25.8%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
59.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Stowe 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 |
$93,618±$33k 15% above VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Stowe 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 |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$393,500±$41k 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
| Stowe and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Lowest 3% above VT |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$5,860 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windsor and Stowe 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
78.6% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Stowe and West 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 | — | Stowe Town School District | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | — | Stowe High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.