Northfield vs Waterbury

A side-by-side comparison of Northfield and Waterbury: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Northfield has the higher population (4,165 vs 1,728 in Waterbury). Waterbury has the higher median household income ($59,934 vs $50,417 in Northfield). Waterbury has the higher median home value ($332,900 vs $233,700 in Northfield).

Population, income & housing

	Northfield	Waterbury
Population	4,165	1,728
Median age	26.1 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,417	$59,934
Median home value	$233,700	$332,900
Median gross rent	$977	$984
Housing units	1,314	1,029
Homeownership rate	54.2%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.4%	54.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Northfield	Waterbury
Population	2,125 → 4,165 (+96.0%)	1,841 → 1,728 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$65,647 → $50,417 (-23.2%)	$65,347 → $59,934 (-8.3%)
Median home value	$150,900 → $233,700 (+54.9%)	$257,000 → $332,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $977 (+13.6%)	$986 → $984 (-0.2%)

Northfield

Population

2,1254,165

Median household income

$65,647$50,417

Median home value

$150,900$233,700

Median gross rent

$860$977

Waterbury

Population

1,8411,728

Median household income

$65,347$59,934

Median home value

$257,000$332,900

Median gross rent

$986$984

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Northfield	Waterbury
Under 5	3.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	9.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	34.6%	1.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	19.5%
35 to 44	9.3%	17.9%
45 to 54	7.2%	6.9%
55 to 64	8.6%	10.5%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.2%
75 and over	7.9%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Northfield	Waterbury
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Northfield	Waterbury
No high school diploma	6.1%	0.5%
High school graduate	38.7%	16.7%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	37.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Northfield	Waterbury
Drove alone	70.4%	72.4%
Carpooled	7.7%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.6%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	16.9%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Northfield	Waterbury
1-unit, detached	48.9%	34.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	13.5%
2 to 4 units	25.6%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	26.3%
20 or more units	3.6%	6.9%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Northfield	Waterbury
Poverty rate	22.3%	15.8%
Average household size	2.41	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1938	1951