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Chapman vs Westminster vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k 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 | Chapman | Westminster | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 388Lowest |
2,999Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.7±11.4Lowest 17% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
46.7±9.4 20% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Chapman and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chapman and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$17kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$63,500±$8kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$22k 44% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,063±$301Highest 25% below U.S. |
| Starks and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,850 41% below U.S. |
$4,063Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±90.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.