Compare towns
Limerick vs Westminster vs Lake Arrowhead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Lake Arrowhead has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
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 | Limerick | Westminster | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,400Highest |
2,999Lowest |
3,322 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.4±9.2 4% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
33±2.4Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
26.9%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.5%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,172±$15kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$98,654±$9k 22% above U.S. |
| Limerick and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $269,400±$29k 19% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$267,300±$19kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Westminster and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,758±$407 24% above U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$2,288±$327Highest 62% above U.S. |
| Lake Arrowhead and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,520 19% below U.S. |
$4,063Highest 30% above U.S. |
$2,286Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±36.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1995Highest 15 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 42% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
39 minHighest 46% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.2%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.9%±4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Limerick 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 | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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U.S. 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.