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North Westminster vs Middlesex 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 affordable homes ($172k median).
Middlesex has the most expensive homes ($376k median).
Westminster has the most renters (11.8% rent).
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 | Middlesex | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 125Lowest |
1,943 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 59.5±9.3Highest 38% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±11.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,500±$128kLowest 46% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Middlesex 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% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
96.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 37.3%±23.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| North Westminster and Middlesex 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 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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 History | 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.