Compare towns
Weston vs Calais vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
Calais has the youngest population (median age 42).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 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.
| Measure | Weston | Calais | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 685Lowest |
1,713Highest |
781 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Weston and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
$100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$390,300±$36kLowest 23% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$729 11% above VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
| Calais and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$6,117Lowest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Calais 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.