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Windsor vs Whitingham vs Cavendish
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 homeowners (85.2%).
Cavendish has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.8%).
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 | Cavendish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,368 |
1,242Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
| Whitingham and Cavendish 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% |
18.3%±4.8Lowest 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% |
23.6%±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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Whitingham 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 |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$89,063±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
| Cavendish and Whitingham 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 |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$285,100±$40kHighest 10% below VT |
| Cavendish and Whitingham 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 |
$1,000±$546 19% below VT |
| Windsor and Cavendish 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 |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest 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% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cavendish and Windsor 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 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| 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.