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Newark vs Townshend vs Westmore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Westmore has the most expensive 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.
| Measure | Newark | Townshend | Westmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 727 |
1,538Highest |
465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
51.5±11.5 19% above VT |
| Townshend and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westmore and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westmore and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7kLowest 10% below VT |
$78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
$87,188±$11kHighest 7% above VT |
| Westmore and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$330,000±$137kHighest 4% above VT |
| Westmore and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$1,074±$80 13% below VT |
$1,050±$820Lowest 15% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$5,357 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
35%±94.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 44% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.