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Pittsfield vs Newfane vs Chittenden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Chittenden has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Pittsfield | Newfane | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391Lowest |
1,456Highest |
1,318 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
| Newfane and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
| Chittenden and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,300±$73k about the VT average |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$346,800±$35kHighest 10% above VT |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,125±$488 9% below VT |
| Newfane and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,181 about the VT average |
$5,174Lowest about the VT average |
$5,346Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.