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Coventry vs Vershire vs Walden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% rent).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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.
| Measure | Coventry | Vershire | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917 |
842Lowest |
1,037Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
| Walden and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Coventry and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
$88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
| Walden and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
$238,900±$23kHighest 25% below VT |
| Walden and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,117±$80Highest 9% below VT |
$900±$136 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,640Highest 8% below VT |
$3,944 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.