2021 Best Places to Live in Windsor County

Norwich

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 4.11 out of 5  9 reviews

Current Resident: A lovely residential town with a rural feel yet still close to more populated areas where there are shops and things to see and do. Friendly, quality people. Great schools. Beautiful surroundings with hiking, trails, kayaking, and other outdoor activities in our backyard. Quiet small town feel.
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• grade A+

• grade A+

• 3,339 Population

Hartford

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.33 out of 5  6 reviews

Current Resident: It’s a quaint town. I love the country charm, but also a little city vibe. Not a lot of activities to do along the lines of bowling, arcades, or anything indoors. Outdoors it’s an amazing place to be. Swimming, fishing, boating, kayaking, tubing.
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• grade B+

• grade B

• 9,643 Population

Weathersfield

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.82 out of 5  11 reviews

Current Resident: It is a beautiful town, absolutely the best place to raise a family. Great places to eat like the Weathesfield Inn. Wonderful golf course at Crown Point. Best apple orchard -Wellwood Orchards and the best maple syrup at Woods Cider Mill. Can’t find a better place to live then Weathersfield Vermont!
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• grade B

• grade B+

• 2,752 Population

White River Junction

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.79 out of 5  14 reviews

Current Resident: White River Junction is an up and coming town. It is still affordable in the area known as the Upper Valley. It is convenient to both I-91 and I-89, which means easy access to DHMC and Dartmouth College as well as almost anything else you may need in the Upper Valley. Housing is still somewhat affordable, compared to rental costs in the area that have the same amount of convenience. There are many new restaurants and boutique stores popping up in an area that was pretty much empty for the longest time. There is even a bus station, Amtrak station, and it is close to the Lebanon Airport!
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• grade B

• grade B

• 2,209 Population

Wilder

• Town in Vermont

• grade B

• grade B

• 1,692 Population

Chester

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.67 out of 5  3 reviews

Current Resident: It is decent to live here, not much happens. at all, really. There is lots of corn and many cows live here. There are also lots of graveyards, and many people believe their houses are haunted. Not a bad place.
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• grade B minus

• grade C+

• 3,047 Population

Windsor

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.57 out of 5  7 reviews

Current Resident: School and sports program is great! Town itself is a little boring, but luckily the upper valley is right next door for entertainment and jobs! People are kind, and there are some very lovely restaurants in town. Pizza chef and Frazers are good quality food, at very reasonable prices. My only recommendation is to stay away from what's known as "J street" its the "bad part of town" that every town has. Not big, not dangerous, just not the ideal street to live on. Other than that Windsor is a great town to raise a family in. I highly HIGHLY recommend their school system and sports programs. The community is very involved and it is a quality environment.
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• grade B minus

• grade B

• 3,392 Population

Springfield

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 4 out of 5  3 reviews

Current Resident: It has great potential and there is progress. Slowly the town is bringing new life into the old buildings. It will take several more years but I see a bright future.
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• grade C minus

• grade C minus

• 3,793 Population

Woodstock

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.5 out of 5  2 reviews

Former Resident: Very close knit community well worth a visit. Prides itself on tourist features along with a rich history nestled in the Green Mountains.
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• grade A minus

• grade A minus

• 2,936 Population

Pomfret

• Town in Vermont

• grade B+

• grade A minus

• 932 Population

West Windsor

• Town in Vermont

• grade B+

• grade C

• 1,207 Population

Weston

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3 out of 5  1 review

• grade B

• grade B minus

• 612 Population

Royalton

• Town in Vermont

• grade B

• grade B minus

• 2,843 Population

Quechee

• Town in Vermont

• grade B

• grade B

• 298 Population

Stockbridge

• Town in Vermont

• grade B minus

• grade unavailable

• 671 Population

Barnard

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 4 out of 5  1 review

Current Resident: Beautiful small town, with lovely areas of preservation, but would like to see development controlled more.
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• grade B minus

• grade A

• 844 Population

Sharon

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 5 out of 5  2 reviews

Current Resident: Truly a breathtaking place to live. It's absolutely a beautiful state to live in with wonderful locals, a great school system, and a town that cares about the people who live here.
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• grade B minus

• grade B

• 1,437 Population

Hartland

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 4 out of 5  5 reviews

Current Resident: Fantastic place to raise a family. Never at a loss for outdoor activities. Plenty of new restaurants in the nearby area. Schools are good and you can decide where to send your child to high school which is an enormous perk. Two hours from Boston, two hours from Burlington, 3 hours from Montreal. Two to 1.5 to 2.5 hours from 4 airports. Not a very culturally diverse area of New England but more so than 10 years ago. Country living with all the amenities.
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• grade B minus

• grade C

• 3,466 Population

Proctorsville

• Town in Vermont

• grade B minus

• grade B

• 323 Population

Bridgewater

• Town in Vermont

• grade B minus

• grade A minus

• 997 Population

Cavendish

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.5 out of 5  2 reviews

Current Resident: I love how small it is and the community is great. There is so much littering though! I wish people wouldn't.
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• grade C+

• grade B

• 1,329 Population

Bethel

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.5 out of 5  2 reviews

• grade C+

• grade C minus

• 2,111 Population

South Royalton

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 3.5 out of 5  2 reviews

Current Resident: Vermont Law School, Small Town Feel, Nice Co-Op, a bit diverse, decent school system. Close to NH and Mont-P
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• grade C+

• grade B minus

• 668 Population

Ludlow

• Town in Vermont
• Rating 4 out of 5  2 reviews

Current Resident: I have lived in Ludlow, Vermont for 17 years. There is no better place to grow up in my opinion. With a ski mountain in your backyard the opportunities are out there for people of all ages. There are always jobs available around here and a good handful of restaurants that are run by locals. The atmosphere that the locals create is definitely full of love and you can tell when you visit this town.
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• grade C+

• grade B minus

• 1,828 Population

Andover

• Town in Vermont

• grade C+

• grade C+

• 508 Population