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Windsor vs Windham vs Hyde Park

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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureWindsorWindhamHyde Park
People
Population
3,554Highest
594
513Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.2%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
44.8±6.5Highest
4% above VT
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
42.6±10.1Lowest
about the VT average
Windsor and Windham 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%
17.5%±7.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
22.6%±6.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Hyde Park 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%
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
16.4%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
41%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1
VT: 7%
2.1%±2Highest
VT: 7%
Hyde Park and Windham 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
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
$89,946±$10k
11% above VT
Windham and Hyde Park 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
$353,900±$20kHighest
12% above VT
$221,800±$57k
30% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
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$1,306±$285Highest
6% above VT
Hyde Park 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
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$3,893Lowest
23% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
31.5%±17Lowest
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
42.1%±47.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
Hyde Park and Windham 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%
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
79.6%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1964
12 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 minLowest
3% below VT
27 minHighest
14% above VT
26 min
11% above VT
Work from home
10.3%±5
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
7.9%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Windham 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 — #59 of 70 in VT
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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.