Compare towns
Arlington vs Calais vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arlington has the most people working from home (35.9%).
Calais has the oldest population (median age 42).
Duxbury has the highest household income ($105k).
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 | Arlington | Calais | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,598Highest |
1,713 |
1,548Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.6±4 13% below VT |
42±8.6Highest about the VT average |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
| Calais and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,308±$11k 26% above VT |
$100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT |
| Duxbury and Arlington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,500±$59kLowest about the VT average |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,191±$172Lowest 3% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Lowest 10% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$6,564 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.1%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Arlington and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 13% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 35.9%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Arlington and Calais 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 | #50 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Arlington School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | Arlington Memorial | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT 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.