Saylorville vs Windsor Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Saylorville and Windsor Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

Saylorville and Windsor Heights are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Windsor Heights has the higher population (5,171 vs 3,559 in Saylorville). Windsor Heights has the higher median household income ($89,083 vs $80,250 in Saylorville). Saylorville has the higher median home value ($287,700 vs $251,800 in Windsor Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Saylorville	Windsor Heights
Population	3,559	5,171
Median age	38.3 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,250	$89,083
Median home value	$287,700	$251,800
Median gross rent	$1,642	$1,355
Housing units	1,444	2,327
Homeownership rate	83.9%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saylorville	Windsor Heights
Population	4,009 → 3,559 (-11.2%)	4,953 → 5,171 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$65,174 → $80,250 (+23.1%)	$64,230 → $89,083 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$210,000 → $287,700 (+37.0%)	$186,700 → $251,800 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,679 → $1,642 (-2.2%)	$1,019 → $1,355 (+33.0%)

Saylorville

Population

4,0093,559

Median household income

$65,174$80,250

Median home value

$210,000$287,700

Median gross rent

$1,679$1,642

Windsor Heights

Population

4,9535,171

Median household income

$64,230$89,083

Median home value

$186,700$251,800

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,355

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saylorville	Windsor Heights
Under 5	5.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	24.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	3.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	6.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	18.7%	16.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.6%	13.5%
75 and over	5.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saylorville	Windsor Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	79.2%
Black or African American	16.0%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saylorville	Windsor Heights
No high school diploma	1.5%	1.9%
High school graduate	27.2%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.0%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saylorville	Windsor Heights
Drove alone	72.4%	73.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	19.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saylorville	Windsor Heights
1-unit, detached	93.8%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Saylorville	Windsor Heights
Poverty rate	4.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1983	1959