Newfane vs Townshend

A side-by-side comparison of Newfane and Townshend: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Townshend has the higher population (158 vs 154 in Newfane). Newfane has the higher median home value ($363,600 vs $245,800 in Townshend). Since 2019, Townshend's population has grown faster (+29.5% vs -9.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Newfane	Townshend
Population	154	158
Median age	25.9 yrs	80.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$38,295
Median home value	$363,600	$245,800
Median gross rent	$1,141	$1,050
Housing units	83	97
Homeownership rate	61.8%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.0%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newfane	Townshend
Population	171 → 154 (-9.9%)	122 → 158 (+29.5%)
Median household income	$82,813 → $58,125 (-29.8%)	$33,523 → $38,295 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$319,000 → $363,600 (+14.0%)	$179,200 → $245,800 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $1,141 (+37.3%)	$950 → $1,050 (+10.5%)

Newfane

Population

171154

Median household income

$82,813$58,125

Median home value

$319,000$363,600

Median gross rent

$831$1,141

Townshend

Population

122158

Median household income

$33,523$38,295

Median home value

$179,200$245,800

Median gross rent

$950$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newfane	Townshend
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	9.7%	2.5%
18 to 24	34.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	5.8%	3.8%
45 to 54	4.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	5.8%	20.9%
65 to 74	14.9%	19.6%
75 and over	5.2%	53.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newfane	Townshend
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	98.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newfane	Townshend
No high school diploma	14.0%	7.1%
High school graduate	29.1%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	50.0%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	29.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newfane	Townshend
Drove alone	72.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newfane	Townshend
1-unit, detached	67.5%	34.0%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	58.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Newfane	Townshend
Poverty rate	14.9%	6.9%
Average household size	2.80	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1938	2002