What stands out worked out from the figures below

Maidstone has the most expensive homes ($438k median).

Woodford has the most affordable homes ($275k 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	Maidstone	Woodford
People
Population	241Lowest	282Highest
Median age	61.3±8.2Lowest 42% above VT	61.8±4.9Highest 43% above VT
	Woodford and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.4%±11.8Highest VT: 17.9%	9.6%±11.2Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Maidstone and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4%	35.1%±7.9Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Maidstone and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8%	32%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 7%	3.9%±5.5Highest VT: 7%
	Woodford and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,833±$32kHighest 6% above VT	$81,250±$20kLowest about the VT average
	Maidstone and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT	$275,000±$67kLowest 13% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,914Highest 22% below VT	$3,075Lowest 39% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%	6.4%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.5%Highest VT: 73.2%	95.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 25% above VT	24 minLowest about the VT average
Work from home	24.5%±15.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	26.6%±11.6Highest VT: 16.9%
	Woodford and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87
High school in town	—	None in town
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Old photos in Our Story	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.