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Baltimore vs Westhampton vs West Haven

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).
West Haven has the oldest population (median age 54).

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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.

MeasureBaltimoreWesthamptonWest Haven
People
Population
361
1,552Highest
234Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+0.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
51.2±10.3
32% above U.S.
49.3±4.9Lowest
27% above U.S.
54±10.5Highest
39% above U.S.
West Haven 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
U.S.: 22%
18%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±13.3
U.S.: 22%
Westhampton and West Haven 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%
25.4%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
29.9%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
West Haven 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%
30.6%
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%
0.4%±4.4Lowest
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.
$85,250±$29kLowest
6% 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.
$413,200±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
$245,000±$34k
26% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,304±$229
8% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Lowest
39% above U.S.
$6,476Highest
108% above U.S.
$4,485
44% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±53.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Westhampton and Baltimore 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%
10.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1969Lowest
11 yrs older than U.S.
1978Highest
2 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
25 min
4% below U.S.
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Westhampton and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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.