What stands out worked out from the figures below

West Pawlet has the youngest population (median age 26.4).

Alburgh has the most people working from home (8.5%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	West Pawlet	Alburgh
People
Population	368Lowest	486Highest
Median age	26.4±30.1Lowest 39% below VT	32.9±7.3Highest 24% below VT
	Alburgh and West Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.9%±7.7Highest VT: 17.9%	21.8%±6.8Lowest VT: 17.9%
	West Pawlet and Alburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.5%±9.7Highest VT: 21.4%	11.5%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
	West Pawlet and Alburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.2%Highest VT: 43.8%	13.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.3%±3.9Highest VT: 7%	1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$60,000±$37k 26% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$156,000±$74kLowest 51% below VT	$189,900±$38kHighest 40% below VT
	Alburgh and West Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$950±$75Lowest 23% below VT	$1,721±$250Highest 39% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,974Lowest 61% below VT	$2,931Highest 42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	53.5%±29.2Highest VT: 48.4%
	Alburgh and West Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	18.2%Highest VT: 10.1%	14.5%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.9%Highest VT: 73.2%	76.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minLowest 42% above VT	36 minHighest 53% above VT
Work from home	4%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	8.5%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9%
	Alburgh and West Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.