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Arlington vs Duxbury vs Winhall
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).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Arlington | Duxbury | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,598Highest |
1,548 |
752Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.6±4 13% below VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Arlington and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Arlington and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7 VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Arlington 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 |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% 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 |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,191±$172 3% below VT |
$1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Duxbury and Arlington 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 |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.1%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Arlington and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 13% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 35.9%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #50 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Arlington School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | Arlington Memorial | Harwood Union Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.