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Vergennes vs Cavendish vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering VergennesFerrisburgh
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the most renters (27.9% rent).
Cavendish has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
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 | Vergennes | Cavendish | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,565Highest |
1,242 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.6±2.1 8% above VT |
45.2±5.9Lowest 5% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cavendish and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
39%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,587±$13kLowest 6% below VT |
$89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$97,500±$14kHighest 20% above VT |
| Waltham and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,000±$24k about the VT average |
$285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$329,700±$51kHighest 4% above VT |
| Waltham and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,096±$113Highest 11% below VT |
| Waltham and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,578 11% above VT |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,714Highest 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Vergennes and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 9% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waltham and Cavendish 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 | #22 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school in town | Vergennes Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
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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.