Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Windsor grades A overall, 22nd among Colorado's 158 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its public schools beat 88% of Colorado towns on state tests and graduation and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 85% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $575K, 5.9 years of the Greeley metro’s $97K median household income. Windsor’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both the Colorado town median (1.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Windsor has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them First Methodist Episcopal Church and Windsor Town Hall. Only 5 of the 93 Colorado towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Windsor.
Where Windsor beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School | K–5 | 780 |
| Orchard Hill Elementary | PK–5 | 548 |
| Grandview Elementary School | PK–5 | 542 |
18,644 counted in 2010 and 32,716 in 2020; an estimated 43,840 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 34% since 2020, after 75.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Colorado), ordered by how far Windsor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 173 in 1890, 32,716 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1937 and 2 maps from 1950 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Windsor, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Windsor.
Windsor reports less crime than Severance or any other graded neighbor, pairs an A for schools with high home prices and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Colorado.
Within Colorado it is healthier than 66% of the 159 graded towns: Colorado sets a high bar. Its widest gap with Colorado is no health insurance: 7.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.1% statewide.
71% of adults had a checkup this year in Windsor, where Colorado’s towns sit at 71% and U.S. towns at 79%. 15% of Windsor adults get no exercise outside work. Windsor beats the Colorado average on 6 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Windsor | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 71% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Windsor | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 11.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 9.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $575K.
Its public schools are run by the Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4. Three of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 785 | B |
| Windsor High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,094 | A− |
| Windsor Charter Academy Early College High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 435 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within CO on state tests and graduation
Its A tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Severance (A−) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 280 to 203 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Windsor is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
44 miles of trail in 29 parks and preserves. Highland Ridge Open Space, at 90 acres with 2.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Highland Ridge Open Space | 2.5 mi | 90 |
| 2. Northern Lights Park | 0.5 mi | 5 |
| 3. Ravina Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Windsor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 6,145 in 2013 to 9,560.
Most working residents leave Windsor for work: only 9% work in town. Windsor’s median household income is $127,000. Jobs based in Windsor grew to 9,560 in 2023, 3,415 more than in 2013.
| Windsor | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $127,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 20% | 18% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 8.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Windsor has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 15° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (25% statewide). 56% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Windsor. Windsor has grown 34% since 2020, to 43,840 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Windsor | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 56% | 44% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 38.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 15% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.4 points). Across Colorado, 49.3% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.7, men 38.8.
| Windsor | CO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 15.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 14.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 11.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 5.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 14% | 19.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.1% | 28.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Windsor home is worth about $575,000, down 1.2% in a year, 9% above the Colorado typical home.
| Windsor | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,793 a month | $1,812 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 71% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Windsor
About 4 of every 100 Windsor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
Where Windsor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Windsor on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Windsor.
Town in Colorado, United States
Windsor is a home rule municipality in Larimer and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the 2020 census, the population of the town was 32,716. Windsor is located in the Northern Colorado region.
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4 towns share a border with Windsor.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Severance (A−) comes closest. Greeley next door grades lower for schools (B to Windsor’s A) and higher for cost of living (C+ to D).
| Town | CO rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | #22 | A | D | A | A | A |
| Severance | #32 | A− | D | A− | A | A |
| Fort Collins | #59 | B+ | D | C− | A | A |
| Greeley | #136 | C− | C+ | D | B | B− |
| Loveland | #88 | B− | C− | C | A− | A |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Windsor grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #22 of 158 in Colorado. It grades A for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
6 notable people were born here, including Sophia Wilson and Jean Bethke Elshtain.
