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Calais vs Weston vs Westford
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 kids (22.5% under 18).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Westford has the most renters (13.9% rent).
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 | Weston | Westford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
685Lowest |
2,290Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
44.1±8.6 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.9%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Westford 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.2%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
52.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
9.5%±4.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Westford and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$112,750±$12k 39% above VT |
| Weston and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kLowest 23% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$424,500±$21k 34% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,375±$729Lowest 11% above VT |
$2,375±$1kHighest 92% above VT |
| Westford and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586 31% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$6,282Lowest 25% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
29.8%±31Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
2.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston 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 | — | Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 6 photos → |
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.