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Windsor vs Westminster vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
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 | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
2,999Lowest |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Springfield 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 |
$71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
| Westminster and Springfield 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 |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
| Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield 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 VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Springfield 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 | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| 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.