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Westminster vs Williamstown vs Halifax
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 expensive homes ($314k median).
Williamstown has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
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 | Williamstown | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
3,579Highest |
847 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5Highest about the VT average |
42±5 about the VT average |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
| Westminster and Williamstown 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% |
19.9%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Halifax 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% |
17%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Halifax 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% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Williamstown 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±$22k about the VT average |
$94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
| Williamstown 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 |
$234,900±$24kLowest 26% below VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
| Westminster and Halifax 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 |
$1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
$875±$154 29% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480 11% below VT |
$3,841Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,991Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown and Halifax 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax 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 | #47 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Halifax School District |
| High school in town | — | Williamstown Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.