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Windsor vs Wheelock vs Jay vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
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 | Wheelock | Jay | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
717 |
471Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Jay and Wheelock 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% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest 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%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Wheelock 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Jay 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 |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$74,792±$25kHighest 8% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Jay and Wheelock 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 |
$189,600±$37k 40% below VT |
$234,200±$45kHighest 26% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Jay and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
— | — | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor 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 |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,588 29% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Jay and Windsor 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% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
97% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1989 13 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Wheelock 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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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.