Compare towns
Berlin vs Lowell vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Lowell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
Roxbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
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 | Berlin | Lowell | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
1,070 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Berlin and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31kHighest 14% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
| Berlin and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171Highest 5% below VT |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
| Berlin and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418Highest 12% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Berlin and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
9.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Berlin and Lowell 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Lowell School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.