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Bristol vs Westminster vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most renters (30.3% rent).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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 | Bristol | Westminster | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,273Highest |
2,999 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.7±5.7Lowest 10% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
43.3±11.5 11% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$10k about the U.S. average |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Westminster and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,300±$63kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
$313,600±$39kHighest 6% below U.S. |
| Westminster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,310±$97Highest 7% below U.S. |
$916±$126 35% below U.S. |
$749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,162 33% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$4,480Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.3%±14.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 5% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.8%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±15.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster 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 | #79 of 120 in NH | #53 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Newfound Area School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | Newfound Regional High School | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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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.