What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).

Searsburg has the most kids (27.1% under 18).

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	Norton	Searsburg
People
Population	108Lowest	129Highest
Median age	53.8±6.7Highest 25% above VT	45.1±9.8Lowest 5% above VT
	Norton and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13%±21.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	27.1%±17.4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Searsburg and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.5%±15.8Highest VT: 21.4%	7%±22.6Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Norton and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%	29.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7%	3.1%±8.6Lowest VT: 7%
	Norton and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$65,625±$23kHighest 19% below VT	$61,071±$49kLowest 25% below VT
	Norton and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$200,000±$32kHighest 37% below VT	$171,400±$39kLowest 46% below VT
	Norton and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,769Highest 45% below VT	$2,167Lowest 57% below VT
Below poverty line	13%Highest VT: 10.1%	0%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% VT: 73.2%	100% VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	39 minHighest 68% above VT	24 minLowest about the VT average
Work from home	25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9%	5.7%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Norton and Searsburg 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.