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Throop vs Westminster vs Kortright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Throop has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Kortright has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Throop | Westminster | Kortright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,651Highest |
497Lowest |
1,627 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -7.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.7±3.1 35% above U.S. |
43.3±11.5Lowest 11% above U.S. |
53.4±5.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Kortright and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Throop and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Kortright and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,268±$15kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$81,000±$22k about the U.S. average |
$80,729±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Throop and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,900±$20kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$313,600±$39kHighest 6% below U.S. |
$217,000±$17k 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$88Highest 22% below U.S. |
$749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$831±$67 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,261 37% above U.S. |
$4,480Highest 44% above U.S. |
$2,945Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±69.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
15.6%±74.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Throop and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±15.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Kortright 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 | — |
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U.S. 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.