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Moriah vs Westminster vs North Hudson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
North Hudson has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Moriah | Westminster | North Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,483Highest |
2,999 |
208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 56.7±3Highest 46% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Lowest 38% above U.S. |
55.6±6.4 43% above U.S. |
| Moriah and North Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.8 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.5%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±10.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Moriah and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,113±$6kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$77,292±$53kHighest 4% below U.S. |
| North Hudson and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $138,200±$9kLowest 58% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$170,000±$52k 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $832±$165Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$916±$126Highest 35% below U.S. |
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| Westminster and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,644 15% below U.S. |
$4,063Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,924Lowest 38% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±25.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
100%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| North Hudson and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
95%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 29 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.7%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #380 of 484 in NY | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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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.