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Baltimore vs Weathersfield vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Waterville has the most renters (20.1% rent).
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 | Weathersfield | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
2,856Highest |
680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
48.3±5.4Lowest 12% above VT |
49.1±8.2 14% above VT |
| 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 VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
25.4%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3 VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Waterville 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 |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
$71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
| Baltimore and Weathersfield 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 |
$252,700±$50kHighest 20% below VT |
$236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
| Weathersfield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
$1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$4,540Highest 10% below VT |
$3,957Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Baltimore 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 | — | #21 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Weathersfield School District | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.