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Waitsfield vs Durham vs Waitsfield
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 kids (23.8% under 18).
Durham has the youngest population (median age 20.8).
Waitsfield has the oldest population (median age 74.8).
Durham is a college town. 55.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Durham | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,918 |
15,080Highest |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.3±5.3 14% above U.S. |
20.8±0.3Lowest 47% below U.S. |
74.8±13.4Highest 92% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±2.1 U.S.: 22% |
0%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
11.5%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
71.5%±17.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
75.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
71.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
55.1%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±9.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$34k 5% above U.S. |
$124,056±$21kHighest 54% above U.S. |
$26,384±$5kLowest 67% below U.S. |
| Durham and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,400±$92kLowest 27% above U.S. |
$504,300±$41kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$453,100±$98k 36% above U.S. |
| Durham 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 15% below U.S. |
$1,429±$143Highest about the U.S. average |
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| Durham and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,208 99% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,688Lowest 50% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±30.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
66.4%±16Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.1%±49.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Durham and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
64.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
33.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 5% below U.S. |
19 min 27% below U.S. |
14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
31%±23.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Waitsfield and Durham 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 | — | #9 of 120 in NH | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Oyster River Coop School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Oyster River High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.3 |
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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.