Compare towns
Troy vs Williamstown vs Westfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Troy has the most renters (13.4% rent).
Williamstown has the highest household income ($94k).
Westfield has the most expensive homes ($301k 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 | Troy | Williamstown | Westfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,749 |
3,579Highest |
536Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.5±5.7Highest 3% above VT |
42±5Lowest about the VT average |
44±19.9 about the VT average |
| Troy and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
19.9%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westfield and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3 VT: 21.4% |
17%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westfield and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% VT: 43.8% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Williamstown and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
$72,500±$30kLowest 11% below VT |
| Williamstown and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,200±$21kLowest 26% below VT |
$234,900±$24k 26% below VT |
$301,400±$47kHighest 5% below VT |
| Westfield and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
$863±$187 30% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,644Lowest 28% below VT |
$3,841 24% below VT |
$4,388Highest 13% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±71.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
91.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
30 minHighest 29% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
14.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westfield and Williamstown 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 | — | #47 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Troy School District | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Williamstown Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.