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Calais vs Duxbury vs Ferrisburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Duxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Ferrisburgh has the oldest population (median age 45.5).
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 | Calais | Duxbury | Ferrisburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
1,548Lowest |
2,661Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6 about the VT average |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
45.5±4.9Highest 6% above VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.3%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
51.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
3%±2.8Lowest 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 | $100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
$106,989±$22kHighest 32% above VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$364,600±$27kLowest 15% above VT |
$422,700±$35kHighest 34% above VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,318±$407Lowest 7% above VT |
$1,435±$173Highest 16% above VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$6,564 30% above VT |
$6,120Lowest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57%±19.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ferrisburgh and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Duxbury 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 | — | — | #7 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 |
| High school in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.