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Baltimore vs Westhampton vs Isle La Motte

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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Westhampton has the most expensive homes ($413k median).
Isle La Motte has the most people working from home (32.4%).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreWesthamptonIsle La Motte
People
Population
361Lowest
1,552Highest
577
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
32% above U.S.
49.3±4.9
27% above U.S.
47.8±12.9Lowest
23% 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%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
18%±7.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
26.5%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Isle La Motte and Westhampton 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%
47%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.9%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Westhampton and Baltimore 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.
$100,000±$7k
24% above U.S.
$82,500±$17kLowest
about the U.S. average
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.
$413,200±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
$269,300±$40k
19% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,304±$229Lowest
8% below U.S.
$1,391±$221Highest
about the U.S. average
Isle La Motte and Westhampton 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.
$6,476Highest
108% above U.S.
$2,980Lowest
4% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±53.5
U.S.: 51.1%
46.7%±92.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Isle La Motte and Westhampton 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%
6.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
92.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±4
U.S.: 15.1%
32.4%±8.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Hampshire · Westhampton —
High school 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.