What stands out worked out from the figures below

Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).

Waltham has the most affordable homes ($330k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Landgrove	Waltham
People
Population	225Lowest	452Highest
Median age	56.9±12.8Lowest 32% above VT	60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT
	Waltham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9%	12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Landgrove and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	36.9%±15.1Lowest VT: 21.4%	45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	Waltham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	91.2%Highest VT: 43.8%	39%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 7%	3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7%
	Waltham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT	$97,500±$14kLowest 20% above VT
	Landgrove and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT	$329,700±$51kLowest 4% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,096±$113 11% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT	$5,714Lowest 13% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	29.2%±58.6Highest VT: 48.4%
	Waltham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1%	5.3%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.4%Highest VT: 73.2%	86.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest about the VT average	28 minHighest 18% above VT
Work from home	17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9%	20.6%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9%
	Waltham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.