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Baltimore vs Worcester vs Isle La Motte

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).
Worcester has the youngest population (median age 47).
Isle La Motte has the most kids (18% 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.

MeasureBaltimoreWorcesterIsle La Motte
People
Population
361Lowest
831Highest
577
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.4%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
19% above VT
47±2.7Lowest
9% above VT
47.8±12.9
11% above VT
Baltimore and Isle La Motte 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%
12.8%±3.9
VT: 17.9%
18%±7.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
Isle La Motte and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
19.5%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
26.5%±2.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
53%Highest
VT: 43.8%
32.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7
VT: 7%
6.9%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
1.9%±2.3Lowest
VT: 7%
Worcester 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
32% above VT
$73,833±$18kLowest
9% below VT
$82,500±$17k
about the VT average
Baltimore and Isle La Motte 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
$271,100±$27kHighest
14% below VT
$269,300±$40k
15% below VT
Worcester and Isle La Motte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,023±$136Lowest
17% below VT
$1,391±$221Highest
13% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
14% below VT
$4,421Highest
12% below VT
$2,980Lowest
41% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100
VT: 48.4%
25.5%±37Lowest
VT: 48.4%
46.7%±92.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
Isle La Motte 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
VT: 10.1%
5.9%
VT: 10.1%
14.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
85.9%
VT: 73.2%
92.5%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
11% below VT
29 min
22% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23.6%±4.8
VT: 16.9%
32.4%±8.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Isle La Motte and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.