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Walden vs Halifax vs Concord vs Corinth

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Walden has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Halifax has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Concord has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).

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.

MeasureWaldenHalifaxConcordCorinth
People
Population
1,037
847Lowest
1,145
1,539Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.2%
VT: +2.8%
+5.9%
VT: +2.8%
-7.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
48.8±3.2
13% above VT
40.6±13.1Lowest
6% below VT
49.8±6.6Highest
16% above VT
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
Concord and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.3%±3.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
25.4%±5.3Highest
VT: 17.9%
15.9%±3.8
VT: 17.9%
16.8%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
Halifax and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±2.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.6%±7.2
VT: 21.4%
27.1%±4
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±3.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
Corinth and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.4%
VT: 43.8%
44.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
22.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
29.3%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
2.2%±2.1
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
Walden and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$88,000±$15k
8% above VT
$63,889±$7kLowest
21% below VT
$73,304±$9k
10% below VT
$89,167±$29kHighest
10% above VT
Corinth and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$238,900±$23k
25% below VT
$267,500±$21kHighest
16% below VT
$159,300±$8kLowest
50% below VT
$213,800±$34k
32% below VT
Halifax and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$900±$136
27% below VT
$875±$154Lowest
29% below VT
$1,111±$29
10% below VT
$1,267±$510Highest
about the VT average
Corinth and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,944
22% below VT
$4,991Highest
about the VT average
$3,026Lowest
40% below VT
$3,584
29% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
56.3%±86.8
VT: 48.4%
57.1%±73.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
43.3%±82.4
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Halifax and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.3%
VT: 10.1%
6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
13.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.6%
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1976
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
10% above VT
33 min
38% above VT
27 min
13% above VT
35 minHighest
49% above VT
Work from home
21.4%±6.7
VT: 16.9%
29.9%±11.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
8.7%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5
VT: 16.9%
Halifax and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 Halifax School District Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 —
High school in town None in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.