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Westminster vs Bennington vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering WestminsterWalpole, NH
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Westminster | Bennington | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
15,249Highest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Westminster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Westminster and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,133±$63Highest 8% below VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480 11% below VT |
$4,513Highest 10% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1961 15 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | #58 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7Highest |
10.6Lowest |
| 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.