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Winhall vs Belvidere vs Pomfret

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).

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.

MeasureWinhallBelviderePomfret
People
Population
752
422Lowest
908Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+53.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
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+1.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
48.9±6.1
13% above VT
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below VT
53.4±12.1Highest
24% above VT
Pomfret and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17%±6.8
VT: 17.9%
22%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
15.4%±6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Belvidere and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.6%±5.3
VT: 21.4%
8.8%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.5%±6.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
Pomfret and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
67.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
35.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
58%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±4Highest
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.2Lowest
VT: 7%
Winhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$95,500±$23kHighest
18% above VT
$81,563±$18kLowest
about the VT average
$84,229±$8k
4% above VT
Winhall and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$471,800±$55kHighest
49% above VT
$239,200±$51kLowest
24% below VT
$399,200±$144k
26% above VT
Winhall and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,094±$732Lowest
11% below VT
$1,542±$1kHighest
25% above VT
$1,170±$98
5% below VT
Belvidere and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,567
30% above VT
$3,908Lowest
22% below VT
$6,722Highest
33% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
37.5%±38.9
VT: 48.4%
66.7%±53.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
24%±22.4Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Belvidere and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
5.5%
VT: 10.1%
5.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
1970Lowest
6 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
13% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
Work from home
18.4%±9
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±7.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
30.3%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Pomfret and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76
High school in town — — None in town
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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.