What stands out worked out from the figures below

Waitsfield has the oldest population (median age 74.8).

Windham has the most kids (17.5% 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	Windham
People
Population	193Lowest	594Highest
Median age	74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT	44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average
Kids under 18	0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9%	17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9%
	Windham 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%	23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	71.3%Highest VT: 43.8%	48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7%	0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%
	Waitsfield and Windham 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	$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT	$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT
	Waitsfield and Windham 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	$5,951Highest 18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.1%±49.6Lowest VT: 48.4%	41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4%
	Windham 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%	9.9%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2%	82.9%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT	1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	14 minLowest 40% below VT	27 minHighest 14% above VT
Work from home	31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9%	20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Waitsfield and Windham 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.