What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westmore has the most people working from home (14%).

Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Westmore	Belvidere
People
Population	465Highest	422Lowest
Median age	51.5±11.5Highest 19% above VT	40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT
	Westmore and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.5%±6.9Lowest VT: 17.9%	22%±4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Belvidere and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4%	8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%	35.9%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7%	1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7%
	Westmore and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$87,188±$11kHighest 7% above VT	$81,563±$18kLowest about the VT average
	Westmore and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$330,000±$137kHighest 4% above VT	$239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT
	Westmore and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,050±$820Lowest 15% below VT	$1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT
	Belvidere and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,357Highest 6% above VT	$3,908Lowest 22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	35%±94.2Lowest VT: 48.4%	66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	Belvidere and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11.6%Highest VT: 10.1%	5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.2%Highest VT: 73.2%	86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT	1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minLowest 49% above VT	38 minHighest 60% above VT
Work from home	14%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9%	9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Westmore and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.