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Franklin vs Westminster vs Richford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the highest household income ($80k).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Richford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Franklin | Westminster | Richford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,590Lowest |
2,999Highest |
2,467 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±6.9Lowest 10% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
39±3.6 10% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Franklin and Richford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.4%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Richford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.4%±3.6 VT: 7% |
| Franklin and Richford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,917±$21kHighest about the VT average |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$56,853±$13kLowest 30% below VT |
| Franklin and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,400±$66k 22% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$176,600±$16kLowest 44% below VT |
| Westminster and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$266Lowest 28% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
$1,160±$66Highest 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,384 33% below VT |
$4,063Highest 19% below VT |
$3,300Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±42.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
55.1%±15.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Richford and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 8% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.1%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Franklin 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | Richford Junior/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Highest |
9.1Lowest |
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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.