What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newbury has the most kids (18.8% under 18).

Waitsfield has the most people working from home (31%).

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	Newbury	Waitsfield
People
Population	393Highest	193Lowest
Median age	48.3±14Lowest 12% above VT	74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT
	Waitsfield and Newbury 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%	0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Newbury and Waitsfield 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%	71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%	71.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7%	5.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 7%
	Newbury and Waitsfield 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	$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,900±$28kLowest 13% below VT	$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,259±$401 about the VT average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,943Lowest 22% below VT	$4,688Highest 7% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4%	41.1%±49.6Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Newbury and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.2%Highest VT: 10.1%	3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	67.8%Highest VT: 73.2%	33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1975Highest 1 yr older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 29% above VT	14 minLowest 40% below VT
Work from home	14.3%±8.1Lowest VT: 16.9%	31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9%
	Waitsfield 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.