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Fletcher vs Stannard vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
Stannard has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Waterville has the most renters (20.1% 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 | Fletcher | Stannard | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Highest |
228Lowest |
680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3 13% above VT |
48.3±14.6Lowest 12% above VT |
49.1±8.2Highest 14% above VT |
| Waterville and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and Fletcher 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% |
25.9%±8.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Stannard 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% |
44.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Waterville and Fletcher 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 |
$66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$71,250±$27k 12% below VT |
| Fletcher and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$216,200±$44kLowest 32% below VT |
$236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
— | $1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$4,183 17% below VT |
$3,957Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Waterville 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% |
3.9% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1% VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fletcher and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fletcher School District | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| 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.