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Warren vs Rochester vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Rochester has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
Weybridge has the most kids (19% 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.
| Measure | Warren | Rochester | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585Highest |
1,389 |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±3Lowest 20% above VT |
| Rochester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Warren and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
| Warren and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
| Warren and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5 VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Warren 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 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.