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Fletcher vs Westminster vs Cambridge
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).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Cambridge has the youngest population (median age 37.4).
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 | Westminster | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
2,999 |
3,767Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3 13% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
| Westminster 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% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cambridge 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% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Cambridge 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 |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$72,344±$19k 11% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37k 5% below VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
| Cambridge 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 |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,183±$66 4% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,910 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
70.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | #25 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Fletcher School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Cambridge School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.