Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Westford’s subject grades are an A+ for health and an A for schools; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Westford’s median rent is $2,375 a month, against $1,135 a month in Vermont’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Only 10 of Vermont’s 172 towns score higher on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 13 of Vermont’s 172 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Maple Shade Town Forest, 128 acres with 1.9 miles of trail. Westford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Westford beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Westford Elementary School | PK–8 | 206 |
| The Barn School | K–7 | 24 |
Census counts: 63 in 1790, a low of 63 in 1790, 2,062 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1898 and 3 maps from 1948 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Westford is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westford, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Westford.
Westford beats the Vermont average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 24% of Westford adults sleep under 7 hours, below both Vermont’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (36%). 13% of Westford adults get no exercise outside work.
| Westford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 30% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 9.1% | 12% |
| What stands out | Westford | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 9.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 10.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by Essex Westford Educational Community Unified Union SD #51. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westford Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 206 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
2.1% of working residents work locally in Westford. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 2 have a higher average trip to work than Westford. 2.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Westford.
| Westford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 16% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Westford home is worth about $520,000, about the same as a year ago, 33% above the Vermont typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Westford has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Westford’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 52% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Vermont.
| Westford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 52% | 40% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 22% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.1 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 72% are men (VT 50%).
| Westford | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.5% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.2% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.7% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.4% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.9% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.4% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.4% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 34.6% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.6% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
16 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Westford | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.1% | 14% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maple Shade Town Forest | 1.9 mi | 128 |
| 2. Milton Town Forest | — | 83 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westford. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi LakeLake Champlain
10 mi MountainMount Mansfield
12 mi Ski areaStowe Mountain Resort144 runs · 2,390 ft vertical
12 mi Ski areaSmugglers' Notch Resort110 runs · 2,533 ft vertical
20 mi MuseumShelburne Museum
32 mi Ski areaSugarbush Resort142 runs · 2,569 ft verticalLake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Mansfield: Original uploader was Calzarette (Joe Calzarette) at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Stowe Mountain Resort: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Smugglers' Notch Resort: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shelburne Museum: Storylanding, CC0 · Sugarbush Resort: Mrtrek1701 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Westford
About 10 of every 100 Westford residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Where Westford’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 notable people were born in Westford.
Town in Vermont, United States
Westford is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,062 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Westford.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westford | — | — | D | — | A | A+ |
| Underhill | #24 | B+ | D | — | A | A+ |
| Fairfax | #12 | A− | B− | — | B− | A |
| Milton | #32 | B | C | B | B− | A |
| Essex | #13 | A− | D | B− | A | A+ |
| Georgia | #31 | B | C | — | B− | A− |
| Cambridge | #54 | C− | D | — | D | A |
Westford has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Westford, Underhill, Fairfax, Georgia and Cambridge report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Westford with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 5.6 years of the area's median household income ($93,043 across the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
7 notable people were born here, including Luke P. Poland and Steven T. Byington.
