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Pittsfield vs Peacham 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).
Peacham has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
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 | Peacham | Chittenden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391Lowest |
887 |
1,318Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
-1.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
50.1±5.7Lowest 16% above VT |
50.8±6.3 18% above VT |
| Pittsfield and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.8%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Peacham and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Peacham and Pittsfield 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% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Chittenden 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 |
$90,000±$28k 11% above VT |
$106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
| Chittenden and Peacham 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 |
$302,000±$64kLowest 5% 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±$140 16% below VT |
$1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
| Chittenden and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$5,605Highest 11% above VT |
$5,346 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Peacham 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% |
10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2% VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9 VT: 16.9% |
15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Peacham School District | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.