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Waitsfield vs Waitsfield vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering WaitsfieldFayston
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
Waitsfield has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k 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 | Waitsfield | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 193Lowest |
1,918Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±6.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
63.6% VT: 43.8% |
60%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.8%±3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield 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 |
$84,375±$34k 4% above VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
| Warren 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±$98k 43% above VT |
$422,400±$92kLowest 33% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,200±$821Lowest about the VT average |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren and Waitsfield 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 |
$6,208 23% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield 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% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 40% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 31%±23.9 VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.