Chester vs Norwich

A side-by-side comparison of Chester and Norwich: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chester has the higher population (1,356 vs 1,081 in Norwich). Norwich has the higher median household income ($167,625 vs $67,782 in Chester). Norwich has the higher median home value ($642,200 vs $245,300 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Norwich
Population	1,356	1,081
Median age	39.1 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,782	$167,625
Median home value	$245,300	$642,200
Median gross rent	$938	$1,750
Housing units	741	368
Homeownership rate	55.3%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	90.7%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Norwich
Population	864 → 1,356 (+56.9%)	592 → 1,081 (+82.6%)
Median household income	$58,462 → $67,782 (+15.9%)	$115,375 → $167,625 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$210,500 → $245,300 (+16.5%)	$431,400 → $642,200 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $938 (+44.5%)	$1,075 → $1,750 (+62.8%)

Chester

Population

8641,356

Median household income

$58,462$67,782

Median home value

$210,500$245,300

Median gross rent

$649$938

Norwich

Population

5921,081

Median household income

$115,375$167,625

Median home value

$431,400$642,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Norwich
Under 5	5.9%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.6%	30.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	10.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	5.3%
35 to 44	15.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	5.8%	19.4%
55 to 64	4.1%	12.2%
65 to 74	24.6%	3.6%
75 and over	6.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Norwich
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	79.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Norwich
No high school diploma	5.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	5.6%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	3.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	41.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	48.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Norwich
Drove alone	64.0%	56.3%
Carpooled	23.7%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.0%
Bicycle	5.9%	12.7%
Worked from home	4.2%	12.9%
Other means	2.1%	4.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Norwich
1-unit, detached	64.1%	91.6%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	1.9%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Norwich
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.4%
Average household size	2.48	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1938	1966