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Londonderry vs Westminster vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Londonderry has the oldest housing (typical home built 1978).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Londonderry | Westminster | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,873 |
2,999Highest |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±2.8 19% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
48.9±6.1Lowest 13% above VT |
| Westminster and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5.4 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,179±$21k 5% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$95,500±$23kHighest 18% above VT |
| Winhall and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,300±$55k 9% above VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,014±$731 18% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,094±$732Highest 11% below VT |
| Winhall and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,162 about the VT average |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.1%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Winhall 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| 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.