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Windsor vs Whitingham vs Baltimore
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).
Whitingham has the most expensive homes ($262k median).
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Whitingham | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,368 |
361Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Baltimore and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$262,300±$30kHighest 17% below VT |
$219,400±$27k 31% below VT |
| Whitingham and Baltimore 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 |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Windsor and Baltimore 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.