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Waitsfield vs Newfields 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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Waitsfield has the oldest population (median age 74.8).
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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 | Newfields | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,918 |
2,023Highest |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.3±5.3 14% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
74.8±13.4Highest 92% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
0%±14.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Waitsfield and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±6.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
71.5%±17.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
71.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±9.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$34k 5% above U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$26,384±$5kLowest 67% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,400±$92kLowest 27% above U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$453,100±$98k 36% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$821Lowest 15% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
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| Newfields 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%±30.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
41.1%±49.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Waitsfield and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
33.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
31%±23.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Waitsfield and Newfields 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 | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 6 photos → | 12 photos → |
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.