What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfane has the most expensive homes ($347k median).

Albany has the oldest population (median age 42.9).

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	Newfane	Albany
People
Population	141Highest	135Lowest
Median age	30.8±12Lowest 29% below VT	42.9±14Highest about the VT average
	Albany and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.4%±16.4Lowest VT: 17.9%	20.7%±11.4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Albany and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.3%±19.9Highest VT: 21.4%	11.1%±19.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Newfane and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	64.9%Highest VT: 43.8%	41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.3%±11.4Highest VT: 7%	0.7%±7.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Newfane and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,938±$84k 6% above VT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$347,400±$55kHighest 10% above VT	$211,800±$56kLowest 33% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,083±$331 12% below VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,833Highest 16% above VT	$2,867Lowest 43% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	28.6%±100 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	12.8%Highest VT: 10.1%	3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	75%Lowest VT: 73.2%	100%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938 38 yrs older than VT	1938 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	12 minLowest 49% below VT	20 minHighest 14% below VT
Work from home	13.1%±14.2Highest VT: 16.9%	9%±6.3Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Newfane and Albany 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.