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Fletcher vs Pittsfield vs Walden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Walden has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
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 | Fletcher | Pittsfield | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Highest |
391Lowest |
1,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Lowest 13% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
| Pittsfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Fletcher and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Walden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
| Fletcher and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37k 5% below VT |
$313,300±$73kHighest about the VT average |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
| Pittsfield and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$1,035±$140 16% below VT |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965 about the VT average |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 37% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fletcher 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 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.