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Windsor vs Warren vs Sharon
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).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Sharon has the most kids (21% under 18).
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 | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,585 |
1,577Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
| Warren and Sharon 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Sharon 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 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Warren and Sharon 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 |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Warren and Sharon 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,386±$155 12% above VT |
| Warren and Sharon 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 |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Warren and Windsor 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.