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North Westminster vs Brighton vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Westminster has the most people working from home (37.3%).
Brighton has the most renters (48.9% rent).
Westminster has the most expensive homes ($274k median).
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 | North Westminster | Brighton | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 125Lowest |
1,167 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
45.2±11.6Lowest 5% above VT |
53.5±3.7 24% above VT |
| North Westminster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±22.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Brighton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44%±40.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.2%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| North Westminster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Brighton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $47,375±$21kLowest 42% below VT |
$71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
| Westminster and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,500±$128k 46% below VT |
$163,900±$39kLowest 48% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
| Westminster and North Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $775±$33Lowest 37% below VT |
$916±$126Highest 26% below VT |
| Westminster and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,938Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,360 33% below VT |
$4,063Highest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 55%±17Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brighton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 33 minHighest 41% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.4%±8.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster and Westminster 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 | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Brighton School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.