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Newbury vs Pittsfield vs Derby Center
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newbury has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Derby Center has the most affordable homes ($197k 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 | Newbury | Pittsfield | Derby Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393 |
391Lowest |
693Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.3±14Lowest 12% above VT |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
61.1±7Highest 42% above VT |
| Derby Center and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Newbury and Derby Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±9.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
38.2%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Derby Center and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
16.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Newbury and Derby Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$23kHighest 6% below VT |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
$58,250±$10kLowest 28% below VT |
| Newbury and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$28k 13% below VT |
$313,300±$73kHighest about the VT average |
$196,600±$24kLowest 38% below VT |
| Pittsfield and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,259±$401Highest about the VT average |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,078±$257 13% below VT |
| Newbury and Derby Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,943 22% below VT |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
$2,505Lowest 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.2%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Newbury and Derby Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 29% above VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
16 minLowest 31% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.2%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.