Norwich vs Windsor

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

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

Windsor has the higher population (1,961 vs 1,081 in Norwich). Norwich has the higher median household income ($167,625 vs $48,371 in Windsor). Norwich has the higher median home value ($642,200 vs $158,800 in Windsor).

Population, income & housing

	Norwich	Windsor
Population	1,081	1,961
Median age	38.8 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	$167,625	$48,371
Median home value	$642,200	$158,800
Median gross rent	$1,750	$988
Housing units	368	1,092
Homeownership rate	60.9%	47.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	90.7%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwich	Windsor
Population	592 → 1,081 (+82.6%)	2,150 → 1,961 (-8.8%)
Median household income	$115,375 → $167,625 (+45.3%)	$41,542 → $48,371 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$431,400 → $642,200 (+48.9%)	$154,200 → $158,800 (+3.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,750 (+62.8%)	$922 → $988 (+7.2%)

Norwich

Population

5921,081

Median household income

$115,375$167,625

Median home value

$431,400$642,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,750

Windsor

Population

2,1501,961

Median household income

$41,542$48,371

Median home value

$154,200$158,800

Median gross rent

$922$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwich	Windsor
Under 5	2.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	30.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	10.9%	5.1%
25 to 34	5.3%	11.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	14.2%
45 to 54	19.4%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	3.6%	11.0%
75 and over	6.4%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwich	Windsor
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	14.1%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwich	Windsor
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.5%
High school graduate	5.6%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	3.8%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	41.7%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	48.9%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwich	Windsor
Drove alone	56.3%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	6.0%
Bicycle	12.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	5.9%
Other means	4.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwich	Windsor
1-unit, detached	91.6%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	27.2%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Norwich	Windsor
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.6%
Average household size	3.13	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1966	1938