What stands out worked out from the figures below

Searsburg has the highest household income ($61k).

East Haven has the most people working from home (8.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Searsburg	East Haven
People
Population	129Lowest	225Highest
Median age	45.1±9.8Lowest 5% above VT	47±11.8Highest 9% above VT
	East Haven and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.1%±17.4Highest VT: 17.9%	23.1%±11.4Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Searsburg and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	7%±22.6Lowest VT: 21.4%	18.7%±12.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	East Haven and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	29.2%Highest VT: 43.8%	25%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.1%±8.6Highest VT: 7%	0%±6.3Lowest VT: 7%
	Searsburg and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$61,071±$49kHighest 25% below VT	$38,438±$31kLowest 53% below VT
	Searsburg and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$171,400±$39kHighest 46% below VT	$146,900±$65kLowest 54% below VT
	Searsburg and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,167Lowest 57% below VT	$2,364Highest 53% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	50%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	0%Lowest VT: 10.1%	16%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	93.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT	1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the VT average	28 minHighest 18% above VT
Work from home	5.7%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	8.6%±7.7Highest VT: 16.9%
	East Haven and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.