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Richmond vs Wilder vs Weybridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Richmond has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
Weybridge has the oldest population (median age 51.6).

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.

MeasureRichmondWilderWeybridge
People
Population
4,159Highest
3,087
781Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%
VT: +2.8%
+81.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-2.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
43.7±5.6Lowest
about the VT average
45.5±8.9
6% above VT
51.6±3Highest
20% above VT
Weybridge and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.5%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±4.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19%±3.7
VT: 17.9%
Richmond and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.5%±6.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±4.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
25.2%±2.9
VT: 21.4%
Wilder and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
59.1%
VT: 43.8%
60.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
58.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±1.7Lowest
VT: 7%
8.1%±3.9Highest
VT: 7%
2.8%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
Wilder and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$108,235±$24k
33% above VT
$75,143±$9kLowest
7% below VT
$118,083±$18kHighest
45% above VT
Weybridge and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$432,200±$39kHighest
37% above VT
$273,200±$18kLowest
14% below VT
$419,900±$35k
33% above VT
Richmond and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,142±$451Lowest
7% below VT
$1,227±$508Highest
about the VT average
Weybridge and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,868Highest
36% above VT
$5,505Lowest
9% above VT
$6,117
21% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
28.5%±15.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
39.9%±17.2
VT: 48.4%
65.4%±30.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
Weybridge and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.3%
VT: 10.1%
11.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
78.8%
VT: 73.2%
62.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
83.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minHighest
6% above VT
17 minLowest
29% below VT
18 min
24% below VT
Work from home
22.5%±6.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
12.6%±6.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
15%±4.5
VT: 16.9%
Richmond and Weybridge 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 #5 of 70 in VT — —
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

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.