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Westmore vs Worcester 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 kids (21.5% under 18).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
Baltimore has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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.

MeasureWestmoreWorcesterBaltimore
People
Population
465
831Highest
361Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.4%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
51.5±11.5Highest
19% above VT
47±2.7Lowest
9% above 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%±6.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
12.8%±3.9
VT: 17.9%
8.9%±6.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Westmore and Worcester 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%
19.5%±2.5
VT: 21.4%
14.7%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.2%
VT: 43.8%
53%Highest
VT: 43.8%
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.1
VT: 7%
6.9%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
2.2%±2.7Lowest
VT: 7%
Worcester and Westmore 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
$73,833±$18kLowest
9% below VT
$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
$271,100±$27k
14% below VT
$219,400±$27kLowest
31% below VT
Westmore and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,050±$820Highest
15% below VT
$1,023±$136Lowest
17% below VT
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Westmore and Worcester 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
$4,421
12% below VT
$4,329Lowest
14% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
35%±94.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
25.5%±37Lowest
VT: 48.4%
26.7%±100
VT: 48.4%
Westmore and Baltimore 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%
5.9%
VT: 10.1%
1.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85.9%
VT: 73.2%
85.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
49% above VT
29 min
22% above VT
21 minLowest
11% below VT
Work from home
14%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
23.6%±4.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Worcester and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.