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Windsor vs Troy 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).
Troy has the highest household income ($88k).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Troy | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,749 |
471Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.5±5.7Lowest 3% above VT |
52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
| Jay 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% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Troy 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% |
17.7%±3 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Troy 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 |
$87,938±$11kHighest 8% above VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
| Troy 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 |
$233,200±$21k 26% below VT |
$234,200±$45kHighest 26% below VT |
| Jay and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
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| Windsor and Troy 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 |
$3,644 28% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay 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 | — | Troy School District | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 6 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.