Compare towns
Barton vs Halifax vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most affordable homes ($147k median).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
Westminster has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Barton | Halifax | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730 |
847Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
40.6±13.1 6% below VT |
43.3±11.5Highest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Halifax and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$63,889±$7k 21% below VT |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150 38% below VT |
$875±$154Highest 29% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Halifax and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,991Highest about the VT average |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1968Highest 8 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
30 minLowest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Westminster 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 | #38 of 70 in VT | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Halifax School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.