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Waitsfield vs Windham 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).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Pittsfield has the most affordable homes ($313k 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 | Windham | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 193Lowest |
594Highest |
391 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -7.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Pittsfield 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 |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
| Waitsfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,035±$140 16% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,181 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest 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% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 40% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest 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. | |||
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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.