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Andover vs Waitsfield vs Weston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the youngest population (median age 49.2).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Weston has the most kids (15.2% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Andover | Waitsfield | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616 |
193Lowest |
685Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
60.5±7 40% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weston and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
66.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kLowest 21% above VT |
$453,100±$98k 43% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Weston and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
— | $1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
| Andover and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190 about the VT average |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.