Compare towns
Halifax vs Weybridge vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Halifax | Weybridge | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 847Highest |
781 |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Weybridge and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Weybridge and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,500±$21kLowest 16% below VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
| Weybridge and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,991Lowest about the VT average |
$6,117 21% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 38% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Halifax School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.