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Westfield vs Roxbury vs Guildhall

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westfield has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).

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.

MeasureWestfieldRoxburyGuildhall
People
Population
536
942Highest
371Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-1.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
44±19.9Highest
about the VT average
35.6±11.7Lowest
17% below VT
42.6±7.8
about the VT average
Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.1%±5.1
VT: 17.9%
30.6%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
22.6%±7.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Roxbury and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±11.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
18.7%±8.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±5.5
VT: 21.4%
Westfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
27.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
29.9%
VT: 43.8%
33.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±2.5Highest
VT: 7%
2.8%±2.3
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Westfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$72,500±$30kLowest
11% below VT
$73,214±$22k
10% below VT
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
Guildhall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$301,400±$47k
5% below VT
$242,600±$55kLowest
23% below VT
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
Guildhall and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$863±$187
30% below VT
$950±$495Highest
23% below VT
$850±$717Lowest
31% below VT
Roxbury and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,388
13% below VT
$4,284Lowest
15% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±71.3
VT: 48.4%
16.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
75%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Guildhall and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.1%
VT: 10.1%
27.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
11.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94%Highest
VT: 73.2%
93.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973
3 yrs older than VT
1974Highest
2 yrs older than VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
29% above VT
26 min
12% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
Work from home
14.4%±6.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
5.2%±3.8
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Westfield and Roxbury 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.