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Windsor vs Whitingham vs Strafford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
Strafford has the most expensive homes ($431k median).
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 | Strafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,368Lowest |
1,372 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
51.4±4.7Highest 19% above VT |
| Strafford and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford and Whitingham 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% |
22.1%±3.4Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Strafford 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 |
$110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$431,300±$40kHighest 36% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,125±$789Highest 9% below VT |
| Strafford and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$5,055Lowest about the VT average |
$7,149Highest 42% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Strafford 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% |
5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
88.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Strafford 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 | Strafford School District |
| 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.