Compare towns
Calais vs Troy
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 people working from home (23.4%).
Troy has the oldest population (median age 65.3).
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 | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
219Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT |
| Troy 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% |
16.4%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±6.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$91,688±$8kLowest 13% above VT |
| Calais and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$2,480Lowest 51% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.