Compare towns
Albany vs St. Albans vs Wilder
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albany has the most people working from home (16.2%).
St. Albans has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Albany | St. Albans | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790Lowest |
6,954Highest |
3,087 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+81.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 46.5±9.7Highest 20% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.5±8.9 17% above U.S. |
| Albany and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.1%±3.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wilder and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,639±$19k 16% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
$75,143±$9kHighest 7% below U.S. |
| Wilder and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $248,300±$68kLowest 25% below U.S. |
$263,400±$18k 21% below U.S. |
$273,200±$18kHighest 18% below U.S. |
| Wilder and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$112Highest 15% below U.S. |
$1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
$1,142±$451Lowest 19% below U.S. |
| Albany and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,554Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$4,436 42% above U.S. |
$5,505Highest 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±97.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 16% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.2%±18.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.6%±6.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Albany and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #46 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.