Compare towns
Arlington vs Duxbury vs Calais
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%).
Duxbury has the highest household income ($105k).
Calais has the oldest population (median age 42).
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 | Duxbury | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,598Highest |
1,548Lowest |
1,713 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.6±4 13% below VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
42±8.6Highest about the VT average |
| 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% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest 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% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest 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% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest 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 |
$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT |
$100,625±$27kLowest 24% 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 |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% 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 |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% 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 |
$6,564 30% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.1%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 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% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84% VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 13% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 35.9%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | Arlington Memorial | Harwood Union Middle/High School | None in town |
| 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.