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Waterbury vs Berlin vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterbury has the most people working from home (28.3%).
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Duxbury has the youngest population (median age 37.5).
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 | Waterbury | Berlin | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,405Highest |
2,880 |
1,548Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3% VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Waterbury and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Waterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.2% VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,917±$23k 28% above VT |
$86,691±$21kLowest 7% above VT |
$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT |
| Duxbury and Waterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $447,200±$40kHighest 41% above VT |
$273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$535Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
| Duxbury and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,435 28% above VT |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.8%±21.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Waterbury and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 28.3%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Waterbury and Duxbury 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 | #20 of 70 in VT | #16 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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| 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.