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Baltimore vs Cavendish vs Westhampton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Westhampton has the most expensive homes ($413k median).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreCavendishWesthampton
People
Population
361Lowest
1,242
1,552Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
45.2±5.9Lowest
16% above U.S.
49.3±4.9
27% above U.S.
Baltimore and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18.3%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
18%±4.1
U.S.: 22%
Cavendish and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±2
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Westhampton and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
39.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
47%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Cavendish and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
33% above U.S.
$89,063±$29kLowest
10% above U.S.
$100,000±$7k
24% above U.S.
Baltimore and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
34% below U.S.
$285,100±$40k
14% below U.S.
$413,200±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,000±$546Lowest
29% below U.S.
$1,304±$229Highest
8% below U.S.
Westhampton and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
39% above U.S.
$3,948Lowest
27% above U.S.
$6,476Highest
108% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
28.9%±27
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±53.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Westhampton and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
81.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1968Lowest
12 yrs older than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
21% below U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.5%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
Cavendish and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Green Mountain Unified School District #77 Hampshire · Westhampton
High school in town — None in town Hampshire Regional High
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.0
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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.