Compare towns
Putney vs Roxbury vs Warren vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putney has the most renters (27.2% rent).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Putney | Roxbury | Warren | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,622 |
942Lowest |
1,585 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.2±5.2 14% below VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.6% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Warren and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,313 5% above VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Westminster 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None 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.