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Newfields vs Morrisville vs St. Albans

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Morrisville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
St. Albans has the youngest population (median age 38.7).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsMorrisvilleSt. Albans
People
Population
2,023Lowest
2,664
6,954Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
+6.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
45.3±6Highest
16% above U.S.
38.7±2Lowest
about the U.S. average
Morrisville and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6
U.S.: 22%
15.1%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
St. Albans and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13.9%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
32.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
31.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2
U.S.: 6.4%
10.6%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Morrisville and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$68,240±$15k
15% below U.S.
$57,980±$7kLowest
28% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$276,300±$20k
17% below U.S.
$263,400±$18kLowest
21% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,289±$116
9% below U.S.
$1,150±$78Lowest
19% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$4,542
46% above U.S.
$4,436Lowest
42% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
49.5%±15.1
U.S.: 51.1%
51.8%±11.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
St. Albans and Morrisville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
17.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
19.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
52.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
49%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
22 minLowest
15% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.9%±4.4
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #46 of 70 in VT
School district Newfields School District — Maple Run Unified Union School District #57
High school in town None in town — Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans)
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.4
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U.S. 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.