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Waitsfield vs Northfield 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).
Northfield has the youngest population (median age 36.4).
Pittsfield has the most homeowners (76.2%).
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 | Northfield | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 193Lowest |
5,920Highest |
391 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Northfield 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% |
20%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±9.1 VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Northfield 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 68% below VT |
$71,768±$13kHighest 12% below VT |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
| Northfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$274,400±$21kLowest 13% below VT |
$313,300±$73k about the VT average |
| Waitsfield and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,035±$140Highest 16% below VT |
| Pittsfield and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.5% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 40% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #42 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | — |
| High school in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.