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Windsor vs Whitingham vs Worcester
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%).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
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 | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,368 |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
47±2.7Highest 9% above VT |
| Worcester 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% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest 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% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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 |
$73,833±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
| Worcester 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 |
$271,100±$27kHighest 14% below VT |
| Worcester 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 |
$1,023±$136 17% below VT |
| Windsor and Worcester 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 |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest 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% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
29 min 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.