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Westminster vs Whitingham vs Worcester
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).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Worcester has the shortest commute (29 min average).
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 | Whitingham | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
1,368Highest |
831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
47±2.7Highest 9% above VT |
| Worcester and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham 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% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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 |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
| Westminster and Worcester 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 |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
| Westminster and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315 39% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,023±$136Highest 17% below VT |
| Worcester and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480 11% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Worcester 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
29 minLowest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Worcester 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.