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Readsboro vs Westminster vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readsboro has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Waterville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Readsboro | Westminster | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 807 |
2,999Highest |
680Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±3.9 18% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
49.1±8.2Lowest 14% above VT |
| Westminster and Readsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.9%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Readsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Waterville and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,268±$12kLowest 32% below VT |
$71,491±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$71,250±$27k 12% below VT |
| Westminster and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,500±$52kLowest 32% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
| Westminster and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $724±$32Lowest 41% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
$1,110±$93Highest 10% below VT |
| Waterville and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,480Lowest 31% below VT |
$4,063Highest 19% below VT |
$3,957 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.4%±24.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 35% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Readsboro School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| 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.