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Georgia vs Westminster vs Milton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgia has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Milton has the highest household income ($119k).
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 | Georgia | Westminster | Milton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,890 |
2,999Lowest |
10,769Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.5Lowest 7% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
41.6±2.5 3% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Georgia and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
16%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,011±$9k 29% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
| Milton and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,300±$26k 14% above VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$372,500±$20kHighest 18% above VT |
| Milton and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$755Highest 32% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,536±$257 24% above VT |
| Georgia and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,713 6% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,610Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
53.1%±20.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Milton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
86.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 9% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.7%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Georgia 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 | #28 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | #56 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Georgia School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Milton School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | Milton Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.