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Windsor vs Westminster vs Hampton Beach
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 affordable homes ($208k median).
Westminster has the most homeowners (88.2%).
Hampton Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.2%).
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 | Westminster | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,999 |
2,605Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7 38% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton Beach 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% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster 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±$11kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$82,557±$17kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Hampton Beach and Westminster 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. |
$273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
$508,900±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 27% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,375±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 67% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$6,115Highest 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton Beach and Westminster 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% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Hampton Beach 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.