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Vershire vs Westminster vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Whitingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1%).
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 | Vershire | Westminster | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 842Lowest |
2,999Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Westminster and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,618±$12kHighest 12% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Vershire and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Westminster and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$80Highest 9% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Vershire and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,640 8% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 38% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.