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Windsor vs Warren vs Windsor vs Royalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Royalton has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,585Lowest |
2,060 |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Warren 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Warren 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 VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
| Royalton and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,040±$391 16% below VT |
| Warren and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Royalton and Warren 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
63.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
20 min 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 8.7 |
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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.