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Windsor vs Westminster vs Weathersfield
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Weathersfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,999 |
2,856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
48.3±5.4 12% above VT |
| Westminster and Weathersfield 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% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield and Windsor 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% |
25.4%±5.8Lowest 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% |
37.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Westminster 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±$4k 12% below VT |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the VT average |
| Weathersfield 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 34% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Westminster and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,540 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Weathersfield 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 | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.