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Westminster vs Newfane vs Newbury
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).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Newbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Newfane | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
1,456Lowest |
2,169 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7Lowest 24% above VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
53.9±5.4 25% above VT |
| Newfane and Newbury 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% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.9%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Newbury 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% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane 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% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Newbury 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±$4kHighest 12% below VT |
$66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
$62,316±$6kLowest 23% below VT |
| Westminster and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$285,000±$24kHighest 10% below VT |
| Newbury and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,080±$123 12% below VT |
| Newfane and Newbury 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 |
$5,174Highest about the VT average |
$3,826Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±11.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane 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% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
14%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 13% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
21%±17.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane 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 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town | 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.