Compare towns
Pawlet vs Pomfret vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pawlet has the most affordable homes ($266k median).
Pomfret has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Pawlet | Pomfret | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,480Highest |
908 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.9±7.5Lowest 11% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Pomfret and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Pawlet and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Pawlet and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,200±$44kLowest 16% below VT |
$399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$215Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
| Weybridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,924Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 40% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mettawee School District #84 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.