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Windsor vs Windsor vs Franklin
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 oldest population (median age 44.8).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Franklin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
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 | Windsor | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,060 |
1,590Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
38.8±6.9Lowest 10% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor 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% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Franklin 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% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
15.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$79,917±$21kHighest about the VT average |
| Franklin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$247,400±$66kHighest 22% below VT |
| Franklin and Windsor 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 |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
$891±$266Lowest 28% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor 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 |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$3,384Lowest 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.5%±42.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
74.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
25 minHighest 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.1%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Franklin 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.