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Windsor vs Warren vs Windsor
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 people working from home (10.3%).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($334k 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 | Warren | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
5,009Highest |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 15% above U.S. |
38.7±7.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
20.8%±8 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warren 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 U.S. |
$66,082±$6kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Warren 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 38% below U.S. |
$333,700±$35kHighest about the U.S. average |
$170,300±$22kLowest 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 27% below U.S. |
$890±$174Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 67% above U.S. |
$4,530Lowest 45% above U.S. |
$4,878 56% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.7%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windsor 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
64.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windsor and Warren 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 | #165 of 282 in MA | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Quaboag Regional | — |
| High school in town | — | Quaboag Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.