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Chester vs Glover vs Weathersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chester has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
Glover has the most expensive homes ($265k median).
Weathersfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Chester | Glover | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,992Highest |
1,051Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±4.7Highest 15% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
48.3±5.4Lowest 12% above VT |
| Chester and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
22%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
37.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,125±$8kLowest 23% below VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the VT average |
| Weathersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,900±$44kLowest 26% below VT |
$264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Glover and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,262 15% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$4,540Highest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±12.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 14%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Glover 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 | #49 of 70 in VT | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | Green Mountain Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7 |
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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.