Compare towns

Concord vs Halifax vs Walden vs Corinth

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Concord has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Halifax has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Walden has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).

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.

MeasureConcordHalifaxWaldenCorinth
People
Population
1,145
847Lowest
1,037
1,539Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+5.9%
VT: +2.8%
+2.2%
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
49.8±6.6Highest
16% above VT
40.6±13.1Lowest
6% below VT
48.8±3.2
13% above VT
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
Concord and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.9%±3.8
VT: 17.9%
25.4%±5.3Highest
VT: 17.9%
14.3%±3.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
16.8%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
Halifax and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.1%±4
VT: 21.4%
22.6%±7.2
VT: 21.4%
20.4%±2.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±3.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
Corinth and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
44.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
26.4%
VT: 43.8%
29.3%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.1
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
4%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
Walden and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,304±$9k
10% below VT
$63,889±$7kLowest
21% below VT
$88,000±$15k
8% above VT
$89,167±$29kHighest
10% above VT
Corinth and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$159,300±$8kLowest
50% below VT
$267,500±$21kHighest
16% below VT
$238,900±$23k
25% below VT
$213,800±$34k
32% below VT
Halifax and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,111±$29
10% below VT
$875±$154Lowest
29% below VT
$900±$136
27% below VT
$1,267±$510Highest
about the VT average
Corinth and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,026Lowest
40% below VT
$4,991Highest
about the VT average
$3,944
22% below VT
$3,584
29% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±82.4
VT: 48.4%
57.1%±73.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
56.3%±86.8
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Halifax and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.3%
VT: 10.1%
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.6%
VT: 73.2%
86.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
13% above VT
33 min
38% above VT
26 minLowest
10% above VT
35 minHighest
49% above VT
Work from home
8.7%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
29.9%±11.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
21.4%±6.7
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5
VT: 16.9%
Halifax and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 Halifax School District Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 —
High school in town None in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.