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Bennington vs Westminster vs Hoosick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Hoosick has the most kids (22.2% 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.
| Measure | Bennington | Westminster | Hoosick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
2,999Lowest |
6,671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3Lowest 15% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
44.9±5.5 15% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hoosick and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bennington and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$71,491±$4kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$63,372±$21k 22% below U.S. |
| Westminster and Hoosick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15k 36% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$177,200±$21kLowest 47% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63Highest 20% below U.S. |
$916±$126 35% below U.S. |
$881±$148Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$4,071 31% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
43%±13.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bennington and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.3%±5.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Hoosick 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | #62 of 484 in NY |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | HOOSICK FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | Bellows Falls Union High School | HOOSICK FALLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
10.6 |
9.7Lowest |
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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.