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Whiting vs Westminster vs Leicester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Leicester has the most expensive homes ($310k median).
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 | Whiting | Westminster | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
2,999Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
48.8±3.8 13% above VT |
| Westminster and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$70,417±$30kLowest 13% below VT |
| Whiting and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$309,700±$107kHighest about the VT average |
| Leicester and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,098±$300 11% below VT |
| Whiting and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227Highest 16% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 7% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.