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Windsor is a small town of 2,060 people in Windsor County, Vermont. It's about 59 miles from Manchester, NH and 105 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,060people
$170kTypical home
$1,002/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
72"Snow
203Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,060
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,672 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Boston, MA
- 59 mi to Manchester, NH
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,074/mo)
- Median rent $1,002/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (597 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to LEB airport
- 87 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 358 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windsor County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk