Saxtons River vs Westminster

A side-by-side comparison of Saxtons River and Westminster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Westminster has the higher population (622 vs 519 in Saxtons River). Saxtons River has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $90,938 in Westminster). Westminster has the higher median home value ($285,300 vs $187,100 in Saxtons River).

Population, income & housing

	Saxtons River	Westminster
Population	519	622
Median age	47.0 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$91,250	$90,938
Median home value	$187,100	$285,300
Median gross rent	$1,144	$915
Housing units	270	178
Homeownership rate	37.2%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.8%	47.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Saxtons River	Westminster
Population	442 → 519 (+17.4%)	306 → 622 (+103.3%)
Median household income	$35,795 → $91,250 (+154.9%)	$61,042 → $90,938 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$219,400 → $187,100 (-14.7%)	$215,300 → $285,300 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,144 (+45.0%)	$871 → $915 (+5.1%)

Saxtons River

Population

442519

Median household income

$35,795$91,250

Median home value

$219,400$187,100

Median gross rent

$789$1,144

Westminster

Population

306622

Median household income

$61,042$90,938

Median home value

$215,300$285,300

Median gross rent

$871$915

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Saxtons River	Westminster
Under 5	6.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	7.3%	31.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	5.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	11.3%
45 to 54	21.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	7.9%	8.2%
65 to 74	26.2%	11.9%
75 and over	11.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Saxtons River	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Saxtons River	Westminster
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	20.0%	17.4%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	50.2%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Saxtons River	Westminster
Drove alone	25.3%	66.8%
Carpooled	4.2%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	66.4%	30.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Saxtons River	Westminster
1-unit, detached	76.3%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Saxtons River	Westminster
Poverty rate	8.7%	0.3%
Average household size	1.84	3.68
Mean commute (minutes)	21	31
Median year structure built	1938	1938