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Waitsfield vs Barnard vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($313k 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 | Waitsfield | Barnard | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 193Lowest |
1,211Highest |
391 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$97,581±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
| Waitsfield and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,038Highest 20% above VT |
$5,181 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±49.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 40% below VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.