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Newfields vs St. Albans vs Greenland

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).
St. Albans has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Greenland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.6%).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsSt. AlbansGreenland
People
Population
2,023Lowest
6,954Highest
4,106
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.1±1.8
13% above U.S.
38.7±2Lowest
about the U.S. average
48.4±7.7Highest
24% above U.S.
Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.8%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
St. Albans and Greenland 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%
13.9%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
28.9%±5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
31.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.7%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and St. Albans 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.
$57,980±$7kLowest
28% below U.S.
$162,837±$11k
102% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34k
94% above U.S.
$263,400±$18kLowest
21% below U.S.
$662,800±$42kHighest
99% above U.S.
Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323
33% above U.S.
$1,150±$78Lowest
19% below U.S.
$2,331±$363Highest
65% above U.S.
Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$4,436Lowest
42% above U.S.
$7,420
138% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.8%±11.8
U.S.: 51.1%
77.3%±44.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Greenland and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
19.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
0.5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
49%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1987
7 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
23 min
14% below U.S.
21 minLowest
22% below U.S.
Work from home
25.5%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
12.1%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
32.2%±7.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Greenland and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #46 of 70 in VT #10 of 120 in NH
School district Newfields School District Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 Greenland School District
High school in town None in town Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) None in town
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.