What stands out worked out from the figures below

Athens has the most affordable homes ($240k median).

Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Athens	Westminster
People
Population	431Lowest	497Highest
Median age	47.3±6.5Highest 10% above VT	43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average
	Athens and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9%	28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9%
Age 65+	21.6%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4%	19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Athens and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%	45.4%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±3Highest VT: 7%	2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7%
	Athens and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT	$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average
	Westminster and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT	$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT	$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT
	Athens and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,438Highest 8% above VT	$4,480Lowest 11% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	43.5%±39Highest VT: 48.4%	6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Athens and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12.1%Highest VT: 10.1%	2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%	80.1%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	36 minHighest 53% above VT	30 minLowest 26% above VT
Work from home	19.3%±7.5Lowest VT: 16.9%	23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9%
	Westminster and Athens 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	—	#53 of 70 in VT
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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.