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Baltimore vs Lyme vs Waterville
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).
Lyme has the most people working from home (27.2%).
Waterville has the most kids (20.4% 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.
| Measure | Baltimore | Lyme | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,710Highest |
680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
48.6±7.8Lowest 25% above U.S. |
49.1±8.2 26% above U.S. |
| Baltimore and Waterville 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% |
19.5%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
20.4%±8.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Waterville and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.5%±2.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
70.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Waterville and Lyme are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16k 33% above U.S. |
$133,906±$15kHighest 66% above U.S. |
$71,250±$27kLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Lyme and Baltimore 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. |
$645,000±$64kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$236,300±$15k 29% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,418±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,110±$93Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 39% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,957Lowest 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.8%±29.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.6%±27.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lyme and Waterville 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% |
4.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
27.2%±5.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.5%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lyme School District | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.