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Winchester vs Westminster vs Warwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Winchester has the most renters (27.3% rent).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Warwick has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Winchester | Westminster | Warwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,212Highest |
2,999 |
776Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.5Lowest 10% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
51.4±7.3 32% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Winchester and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,723±$11kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$71,491±$4k 11% below U.S. |
$93,333±$22kHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Warwick and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,900±$20kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35k 18% below U.S. |
$349,400±$34kHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,209±$143 14% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,367±$163Highest 3% below U.S. |
| Warwick and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,314Highest 70% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
$4,380 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±17.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±57.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Westminster and Winchester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
89%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
40 minHighest 52% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.4%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #120 of 120 in NH | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Winchester School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Warwick |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.