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Stratton vs Westminster vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k 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 | Stratton | Westminster | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
2,999Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Westminster and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Stratton and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
| Stratton and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750 6% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Winhall 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| 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.