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Whitefield vs Westminster vs Carroll
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitefield has the most renters (37.4% rent).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Carroll has the oldest population (median age 62.4).
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 | Whitefield | Westminster | Carroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,516 |
2,999Highest |
659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.6Lowest 32% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7 38% above U.S. |
62.4±4.8Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.6%±5.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
39.5%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Whitefield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,125±$12kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$71,491±$4kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$64,821±$26k 20% below U.S. |
| Westminster and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$22kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$261,500±$42k 21% below U.S. |
| Westminster and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,077±$160 24% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,078±$241Highest 24% below U.S. |
| Carroll and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,394Highest 41% above U.S. |
$4,063 30% above U.S. |
$3,356Lowest 8% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±15.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
28%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
22 minLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.2%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #86 of 120 in NH | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | White Mountains Regional School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | White Mountains Regional High School | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.9Lowest |
10.6Highest |
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U.S. 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.