Compare towns
Westminster vs Warwick vs Newbury
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 people working from home (27%).
Warwick has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Warwick | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,999Highest |
776Lowest |
2,169 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
0% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.5±3.7 38% above U.S. |
51.4±7.3Lowest 32% above U.S. |
53.9±5.4Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Newbury 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 U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.9%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Newbury 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
40.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$93,333±$22kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$62,316±$6kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$349,400±$34kHighest 5% above U.S. |
$285,000±$24k 14% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,367±$163Highest 3% below U.S. |
$1,080±$123 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,063 30% above U.S. |
$4,380Highest 40% above U.S. |
$3,826Lowest 23% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±11.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest same as U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
30 min 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
21%±17.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Warwick 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 | Warwick | 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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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.