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Belvidere vs Burke vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
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 | Belvidere | Burke | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
1,317Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
41.1±4.8 5% below VT |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| Winhall and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Burke and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Burke and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$95,500±$23kHighest 18% above VT |
| Winhall and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT |
$340,600±$18k 8% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
| Belvidere and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,177 about the VT average |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8 VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.