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Westminster vs Uxbridge vs Westminster

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Uxbridge has the highest household income ($125k).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).

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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.

MeasureWestminsterUxbridgeWestminster
People
Population
497Lowest
14,473Highest
2,999
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.3±11.5
11% above U.S.
41.7±2.8Lowest
7% above U.S.
53.5±3.7Highest
38% above U.S.
Westminster 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
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
18.2%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Westminster and Uxbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
19.7%±11.4
U.S.: 17.2%
17.1%±2.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
27.6%±6.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Westminster 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
38%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
46.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.2%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
4.4%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Westminster and Uxbridge 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 U.S. average
$124,725±$7kHighest
54% above U.S.
$71,491±$4kLowest
11% below U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$313,600±$39k
6% below U.S.
$441,100±$25kHighest
33% above U.S.
$273,800±$35kLowest
18% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$749±$315Lowest
47% below U.S.
$1,555±$265Highest
10% above U.S.
$916±$126
35% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,480
44% above U.S.
$5,836Highest
87% above U.S.
$4,063Lowest
30% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
6.1%±43.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
25.6%±5.5
U.S.: 51.1%
49.2%±7.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line
2.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
88.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
13% above U.S.
37 minHighest
39% above U.S.
24 minLowest
10% below U.S.
Work from home
23.1%±15.9
U.S.: 15.1%
15.9%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
27%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
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 #183 of 282 in MA #53 of 70 in VT
School district — Uxbridge Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District
High school in town — Uxbridge High Bellows Falls Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.6Highest
10.6Lowest
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U.S. 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.