Compare towns
Baltimore vs Plainfield vs Waterville vs Westmore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Plainfield has the most people working from home (16.4%).
Waterville has the most renters (20.1% rent).
Westmore has the most kids (21.5% 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 | Plainfield | Waterville | Westmore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,314Highest |
680 |
465 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51.2±10.3 19% above VT |
48.1±5.5Lowest 12% above VT |
49.1±8.2 14% above VT |
51.5±11.5Highest 19% above VT |
| Westmore and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westmore and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westmore and Plainfield 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 VT: 43.8% |
48.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
32.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Waterville and Westmore 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 32% above VT |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$71,250±$27k 12% below VT |
$87,188±$11k 7% above VT |
| Baltimore and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
$330,000±$137kHighest 4% above VT |
| Westmore and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,153±$103Highest 7% below VT |
$1,110±$93 10% below VT |
$1,050±$820Lowest 15% below VT |
| Plainfield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$3,957Lowest 21% below VT |
$5,357Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
35%±94.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield 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 VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
35 min 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Plainfield and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.