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Strafford vs Waitsfield vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strafford has the highest household income ($111k).
Waitsfield has the most people working from home (31%).
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
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 | Strafford | Waitsfield | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,372Highest |
193Lowest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7 19% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Strafford and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.3% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $431,300±$40k 36% above VT |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
| Waitsfield and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$789Highest 9% below VT |
— | $1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
| Strafford and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,149Highest 42% above VT |
$4,688 7% below VT |
$4,640Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Strafford School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.