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Pomfret vs Montpelier vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Montpelier has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Pomfret | Montpelier | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908 |
8,014Highest |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
42.3±2.4Lowest about the VT average |
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 | 15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Montpelier and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$81,030±$6kLowest about the VT average |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$375,100±$21kLowest 18% 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 | $1,170±$98Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
| Montpelier and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,722 33% above VT |
$6,936Highest 38% above VT |
$6,117Lowest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.5% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% VT: 73.2% |
53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
18 min 23% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Montpelier 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 | — | #9 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | Montpelier High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.