What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).

Concord has the most affordable homes ($159k median).

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	Westminster	Concord
People
Population	497Lowest	1,145Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-7.6% VT: +2.8%
Median age	43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average	49.8±6.6Highest 16% above VT
	Concord and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9%	15.9%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9%
Age 65+	19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4%	27.1%±4Highest VT: 21.4%
	Concord and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	45.4%Highest VT: 43.8%	22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.2%±3.5 VT: 7%	2.2%±2.1 VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average	$73,304±$9kLowest 10% below VT
	Westminster and Concord 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	$159,300±$8kLowest 50% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT	$1,111±$29Highest 10% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,480Highest 11% below VT	$3,026Lowest 40% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4%	43.3%±82.4Highest VT: 48.4%
	Concord 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%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2%	93.6%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 26% above VT	27 minLowest 13% above VT
Work from home	23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9%	8.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Westminster and Concord 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	—
School district	—	Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school in town	—	None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History	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.