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Westminster vs Braintree vs Randolph
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 (18.2% under 18).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Randolph has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Braintree | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
1,026Lowest |
2,007 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
+5.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7 24% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
50.5±7.7Lowest 17% above VT |
| Braintree and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
7.3%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$75,069±$11k 8% below VT |
| Braintree and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$235,400±$25k 26% below VT |
| Westminster and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126 26% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,095±$198Highest 11% below VT |
| Randolph and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063 19% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,507Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.3%±20.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.7%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Braintree 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.