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Corinth vs Rupert vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Rupert has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Waltham has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Corinth | Rupert | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
676 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
57.8±9.7 34% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Waltham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Corinth and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Waltham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
39%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Waltham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above VT |
$97,500±$14kHighest 20% above VT |
| Waltham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
$329,700±$51k 4% above VT |
| Rupert and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
— | $1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
| Corinth and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$5,714Highest 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waltham and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.