Windsor County, Vermont

Windsor County has a population of 57,990 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $296,400, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $77,594.

Home price
$296,400
Income
$77,594
Population
57,990
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$296,400county
Median gross rent$1,118county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198060.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant27.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use22.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,860county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,362county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,168county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,786county
Home insurance / yr$1,063(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living113.6(statewide)
Median household income$77,594county
Family health premium / yr$25,901(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$18,836(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.133(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home17.9%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.0%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.6%county
Economic output per resident$64,826county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.84%county
Top state income tax8.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax8.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.43%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service11 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10934county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station7.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths8.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher42.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.9%county
Public schools in the county30county
Public school enrollment6595county
Students per full-time teacher11.2county
Free lunch eligible47.4%county
Elementary schools20county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution14 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians110county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.6%county
Frequent mental distress13.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity16.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population57,990county
Land area in square miles969county
People per square mile of land59.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores20county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store3.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age47.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.5%county
Share of households that are one person32.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages4.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents156county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in1,802county
Households that moved away1,869county
Average income of arriving households$81,998county
Average income of departing households$75,215county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year119county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate219(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.8 incounty
Annual snowfall41.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.68 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing175 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days151 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 10county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh22.1¢county
Household electricity use586 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.60(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.6%county
Homes heated by propane24.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil45.7%county
Homes heated by wood14.7%county
Households with broadband90.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk76.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk90.6county
Hail risk25.6county
Earthquake risk53.9county
Tornado risk30.1county
Tropical cyclone risk73.0county
Extreme heat risk70.0county
Winter weather risk75.1county
Strong wind risk35.8county
Wildfire risk26.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Windsor County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Vermont figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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