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Windsor vs Windsor vs Weathersfield
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 (+3.5%).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
2,060Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
48.3±5.4Highest 12% above VT |
| Weathersfield 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% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
25.4%±5.8Lowest 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% |
37.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$252,700±$50kHighest 20% below VT |
| Weathersfield and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$4,540Lowest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 3% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield 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 | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.