What stands out worked out from the figures below

Waitsfield has the most people working from home (31%).

Landgrove has the most kids (17.3% under 18).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Waitsfield	Landgrove
People
Population	193Lowest	225Highest
Median age	74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT	56.9±12.8Lowest 32% above VT
	Waitsfield and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9%	17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9%
	Landgrove and Waitsfield 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%	36.9%±15.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	71.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%	91.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7%	2.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Waitsfield and Landgrove 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	$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT
	Landgrove and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$453,100±$98kLowest 43% above VT	$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,688Lowest 7% below VT	$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.1%±49.6Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Waitsfield and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.1%Highest VT: 10.1%	0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%	94.4%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT	1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	14 minLowest 40% below VT	23 minHighest about the VT average
Work from home	31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9%	17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Waitsfield and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.