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Charlestown vs Westminster vs Unity
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Charlestown has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Unity has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Charlestown | Westminster | Unity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,889Highest |
2,999 |
1,375Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-9.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.6±8.5Lowest 7% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7 38% above U.S. |
58±4.5Highest 49% above U.S. |
| Unity and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±5.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
12%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Charlestown and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
34.9%±7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Unity and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Charlestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,338±$23kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$87,500±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Unity and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,000±$62kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
$276,100±$29kHighest 17% below U.S. |
| Unity and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$85 22% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,625±$804Highest 15% above U.S. |
| Unity and Charlestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,143 65% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$5,394Highest 73% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65%±24.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Charlestown and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
35 minHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.5%±4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #113 of 120 in NH | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Fall Mountain Regional School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Unity School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| 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.