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Waitsfield vs Newfields vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($313k median).
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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 | Newfields | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 193Lowest |
2,023Highest |
391 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 74.8±13.4Highest 92% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
53.8±3.5 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.6%±8.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±7.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±9.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Waitsfield 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 67% below U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$65,852±$12k 18% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,100±$98k 36% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$313,300±$73kLowest 6% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,035±$140Lowest 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,688Lowest 50% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,181 66% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±49.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
35.6%±43Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newfields and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 33.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
19 min 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 31%±23.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28.1%±24.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Waitsfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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U.S. 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.