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Fayston vs Windham vs Waitsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the highest household income ($190k).
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 | Windham | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,342 |
16,038Highest |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 46.9±3.5 21% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
74.8±13.4Highest 92% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
71.5%±17.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
71.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±9.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Waitsfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,250±$28k 37% above U.S. |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$26,384±$5kLowest 67% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $502,400±$82k 51% above U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$453,100±$98kLowest 36% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,654±$274Lowest 17% above U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,689 114% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,688Lowest 50% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±27.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.1%±49.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Windham and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
33.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.2%±5.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31%±23.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Waitsfield and Fayston 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 | — | #13 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Windham School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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U.S. 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.