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Windsor vs Weston vs West Windsor
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).
Weston has the most expensive homes ($1694k median).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | Weston | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554 |
11,579Highest |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+22.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 15% above U.S. |
44.9±2.1 15% above U.S. |
54±5.9Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±10 U.S.: 22% |
| Weston and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.5%±6.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and West 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
84.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
59.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
9.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.1%±3.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Weston and West 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. |
$250,001Highest 210% above U.S. |
$108,750±$18k 35% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,694,400±$263kHighest 409% above U.S. |
$393,500±$41k 18% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$2,085±$809Highest 48% above U.S. |
$1,100±$217 22% below U.S. |
| Weston and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Lowest 67% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,860 88% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
69%±23Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weston and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
29.1%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | #9 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Weston | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | — | Weston High | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.