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Fletcher vs Topsham vs Glover
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%).
Topsham has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
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 | Topsham | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Highest |
999Lowest |
1,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3 13% above VT |
50.1±5.9Highest 16% above VT |
48.4±5.9Lowest 12% above VT |
| Topsham 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% |
18%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±4.8 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Topsham 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% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.3 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Topsham 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 |
$72,308±$60kLowest 11% below VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$222,900±$56kLowest 30% below VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
| Fletcher and Glover 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 |
$908±$398Lowest 26% below VT |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$4,006 21% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
91.9%±28.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Topsham 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% |
18.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 37% above VT |
35 min 49% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fletcher School District | Waits River Union High District #36 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None 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.