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Newbury vs Waterville vs Pittsfield
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 renters (32.2% rent).
Waterville has the most affordable homes ($236k median).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
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 | Waterville | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393 |
680Highest |
391Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.3±14Lowest 12% above VT |
49.1±8.2 14% above VT |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
| Pittsfield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±9.8 VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Newbury 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% |
32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Newbury and Waterville 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 |
$71,250±$27k 12% below VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
| Newbury and Waterville 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 |
$236,300±$15kLowest 25% below VT |
$313,300±$73kHighest about the VT average |
| 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 |
$1,110±$93 10% below VT |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
| Newbury and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,943Lowest 22% below VT |
$3,957 21% below VT |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Newbury and Waterville 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% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.