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Westmore vs Belvidere vs Baltimore

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westmore has the most people working from home (14%).
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
Baltimore has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureWestmoreBelvidereBaltimore
People
Population
465Highest
422
361Lowest
Median age
51.5±11.5Highest
19% above VT
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below VT
51.2±10.3
19% above VT
Westmore and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.5%±6.9
VT: 17.9%
22%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
8.9%±6.7Lowest
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%
14.7%±4.2
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.2%
VT: 43.8%
35.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
2.2%±2.7
VT: 7%
Westmore and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$87,188±$11k
7% above VT
$81,563±$18kLowest
about the VT average
$107,500±$16kHighest
32% above VT
Baltimore and Westmore 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±$51k
24% below VT
$219,400±$27kLowest
31% 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
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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
$4,329
14% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
35%±94.2
VT: 48.4%
66.7%±53.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
26.7%±100Lowest
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%
VT: 10.1%
1.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
85.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Lowest
1 yr newer than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
1977Lowest
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 min
49% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
21 minLowest
11% below VT
Work from home
14%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±7.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
9.8%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
Westmore and Baltimore 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.