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Randolph vs Westminster vs Jay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Westminster has the most kids (18.2% under 18).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
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 | Randolph | Westminster | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
2,999 |
471Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
| Westminster and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
| Randolph and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38kHighest 12% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
| Randolph and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
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| Randolph and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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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.