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Ashby vs Westminster vs Holland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashby has the highest household income ($116k).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Holland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | Ashby | Westminster | Holland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,211Highest |
2,999 |
2,583Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.5±3Lowest 30% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
51.9±7.8 33% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Holland and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.9%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Holland and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,598±$9kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$91,979±$12k 14% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,500±$30kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$333,600±$33k about the U.S. average |
| Ashby and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$484 15% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,750±$209Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Holland and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,034Highest 93% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$4,279 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±53.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.6%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Holland and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 25% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
36 minHighest 37% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.8%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Ashby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #200 of 282 in MA | #53 of 70 in VT | #182 of 282 in MA |
| School district | North Middlesex | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Holland |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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U.S. 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.