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Townshend vs Newfields vs Wardsboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Wardsboro has the oldest housing (typical home built 1978).
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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 | Townshend | Newfields | Wardsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538 |
2,023Highest |
820Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
51.6±7.3 33% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wardsboro and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29k about the U.S. average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$62,000±$6kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$299,300±$47k 10% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,479±$224 5% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364 72% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,345Lowest 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.5%±58 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1978Lowest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
13.3%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townshend and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Newfields School District | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.1 |
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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.