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Weybridge vs Townshend vs New Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Townshend has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
New Haven has the youngest population (median age 48).
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 | Weybridge | Townshend | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Lowest |
1,538 |
1,792Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3 20% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
48±3.9Lowest 11% above VT |
| Townshend and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
52.1% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Weybridge and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$379,300±$19k 20% above VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
$1,163±$143 6% below VT |
| Weybridge and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$5,364Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,967 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.