Compare towns
Pittsfield vs Westminster vs Andover
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).
Westminster has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Andover has the highest household income ($103k).
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 | Westminster | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 391Lowest |
2,999Highest |
616 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
53.5±3.7 24% above VT |
49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
| Pittsfield and Westminster 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% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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 |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
| Andover and Westminster 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 |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
| Andover 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 |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Andover and Pittsfield 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 |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,190Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Westminster 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.