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Calais vs Halifax vs Newark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Halifax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k 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 | Calais | Halifax | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
847 |
727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Highest about the VT average |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
41.4±6 4% below VT |
| Calais and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Halifax and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
| Calais and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
| Newark and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,991 about the VT average |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 32% above VT |
33 min 38% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Halifax School District | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.