What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).

Landgrove has the highest household income ($196k).

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	Weston	Landgrove
People
Population	685Highest	225Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+10.1% VT: +2.8%	—
Median age	60.5±7Highest 40% above VT	56.9±12.8Lowest 32% above VT
	Weston and Landgrove 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%	17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9%
	Landgrove and Weston 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%	36.9%±15.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Weston and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	66.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%	91.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7%	2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7%
	Landgrove and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$115,000±$20kLowest 42% above VT	$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT
	Landgrove 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±$77kLowest 70% above VT	$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT
	Landgrove and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,375±$729 11% above VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$7,076Lowest 40% above VT	$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Weston and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.3%Highest VT: 10.1%	0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%	94.4%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT	1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest about the VT average	23 minLowest about the VT average
Work from home	31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9%	17.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Weston and Landgrove 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.