What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).

Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Beecher Falls	Lemington
People
Population	67Lowest	108Highest
Median age	57.5±2.6Highest 33% above VT	53.8±22.6Lowest 25% above VT
	Beecher Falls and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	9%±40.6Lowest VT: 17.9%	19.4%±21.8Highest VT: 17.9%
	Lemington and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.8%±43.2Lowest VT: 21.4%	35.2%±23.8Highest VT: 21.4%
	Lemington and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	5.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%	31.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±21.1Lowest VT: 7%	0.9%±9.7Highest VT: 7%
	Lemington and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$26,042±$24kLowest 68% below VT	$55,000±$42kHighest 32% below VT
	Lemington and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$98,100±$36kLowest 69% below VT	$138,400±$14kHighest 56% below VT
	Lemington and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,438Highest 52% below VT	$2,365Lowest 53% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	10.4%Highest VT: 10.1%	1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	94.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT	1967Highest 9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	37 min 57% above VT
Work from home	0%±27.8Lowest VT: 16.9%	22.2%±12.8Highest VT: 16.9%
	Lemington and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.