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Windsor vs Unity vs Union

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Unity has the oldest population (median age 58).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).

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.

MeasureWindsorUnityUnion
People
Population
3,554Highest
1,375Lowest
2,663
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
-9.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+5.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
58±4.5Highest
49% above U.S.
41.6±5.3Lowest
7% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
12%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.9%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Union and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±6.9
U.S.: 17.2%
34.9%±7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Unity 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%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±0.7
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±1.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$87,500±$16kHighest
8% above U.S.
$80,724±$9k
about the U.S. average
Unity and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$276,100±$29kHighest
17% below U.S.
$267,600±$42k
20% below U.S.
Unity and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,625±$804Highest
15% above U.S.
$1,179±$452
17% below U.S.
Unity and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,209
67% above U.S.
$5,394Highest
73% above U.S.
$3,276Lowest
5% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
40%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
24.6%±19.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Unity and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
14% below U.S.
35 minHighest
32% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
Work from home
10.3%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
9.5%±4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Union 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 — Unity School District RSU 40/MSAD 40
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 12 photos → None yet None yet

U.S. 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.