Compare towns
Pawlet vs Weston vs Whitingham
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 kids (20.3% under 18).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Whitingham has the youngest population (median age 46.4).
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 | Weston | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,480Highest |
685Lowest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.9±7.5 11% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
| Weston and Pawlet 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% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Pawlet and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Pawlet and Whitingham 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 |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,200±$44k 16% below VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$215 7% below VT |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Weston and Pawlet 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 |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 40% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston 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 | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
| 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.