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Fayston vs Warren vs Waitsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fayston has the most kids (19.3% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
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 | Fayston | Warren | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,342 |
1,585Highest |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.9±3.5Lowest 9% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.9% VT: 43.8% |
60%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,250±$28kHighest 36% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
| Fayston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $502,400±$82k 59% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$453,100±$98kLowest 43% above VT |
| Warren and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,654±$274Lowest 34% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
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| Warren and Fayston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,689 33% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±27.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
| Work from home | 26.2%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.