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Westminster vs Newfane vs Calais
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k 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.
| Measure | Westminster | Newfane | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
1,456 |
1,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Newfane 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% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Calais 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% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22k about the VT average |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
| Calais 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±$39k about the VT average |
$284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Calais 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% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Calais 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 | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.