Chelsea vs Newbury

A side-by-side comparison of Chelsea and Newbury: population, income, housing, and more.

Chelsea and Newbury are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chelsea has the higher population (416 vs 381 in Newbury). Newbury has the higher median household income ($62,679 vs $45,333 in Chelsea). Newbury has the higher median home value ($261,000 vs $139,200 in Chelsea).

Population, income & housing

	Chelsea	Newbury
Population	416	381
Median age	40.9 yrs	58.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,333	$62,679
Median home value	$139,200	$261,000
Median gross rent	$1,076	$697
Housing units	231	194
Homeownership rate	71.0%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	40.7%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chelsea	Newbury
Population	475 → 416 (-12.4%)	381 → 381 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $45,333 (-12.1%)	$52,000 → $62,679 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $139,200 (+19.3%)	$170,100 → $261,000 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$680 → $1,076 (+58.2%)	$720 → $697 (-3.2%)

Chelsea

Population

475416

Median household income

$51,563$45,333

Median home value

$116,700$139,200

Median gross rent

$680$1,076

Newbury

Population

381381

Median household income

$52,000$62,679

Median home value

$170,100$261,000

Median gross rent

$720$697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chelsea	Newbury
Under 5	2.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.8%	8.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.4%	6.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	6.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	24.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.9%
75 and over	17.1%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chelsea	Newbury
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chelsea	Newbury
No high school diploma	8.3%	7.0%
High school graduate	38.0%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	25.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chelsea	Newbury
Drove alone	60.4%	76.2%
Carpooled	25.8%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	17.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chelsea	Newbury
1-unit, detached	78.8%	71.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	10.8%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Chelsea	Newbury
Poverty rate	21.4%	11.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938