WindsorIL
A town of 1,035, settled in 1856.
Is Windsor a good place to live?
The best of Windsor’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for incomes. 30% of residents are 65 or older in Windsor, where Illinois’ towns sit at 19% and U.S. towns at 18%. On cost of living, just 104 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do better. Only 11 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Windsor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Windsor stand out
Where Windsor beats most towns.
1,035 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Windsor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Windsor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Windsor: who provides what
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 Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Windsor.
Homes in Windsor are worth about $157K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Windsor home is worth about $157,000, up 4.1% in a year, 47% below the Illinois typical home. Windsor’s median rent is $769 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 81% of households own their home in Windsor.
| Windsor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $769 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Windsor’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Windsor for work: only 6% work in town. 15% of Windsor residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Windsor grew to 212 in 2023, 32 more than in 2013.
| Windsor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Windsor
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Windsor, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Windsor has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Windsor is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Windsor beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Windsor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Windsor | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Windsor
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Windsor
About 2 of every 100 Windsor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
94% of working residents leave Windsor for work
Where Windsor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Windsor
City in Illinois, United States
Windsor is a city in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,079 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 707 ft
- ZIP code
- 61957
- Area code
- 217
Questions about Windsor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Windsor, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.