Compare towns
Glover vs Westminster vs Williston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
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 | Glover | Westminster | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Lowest |
2,999 |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
45.4±4.5Lowest 5% above VT |
| Westminster and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130 21% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Williston 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 | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| 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.