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Castleton vs Roxbury vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Castleton has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Castleton | Roxbury | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,453Highest |
942Lowest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.3±4.3 11% below VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,854±$23kHighest 9% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Castleton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,800±$71kLowest 29% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$273,800±$35kHighest 14% below VT |
| Westminster and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,137±$195Highest 8% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Castleton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,284Highest 15% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.7%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Castleton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 17% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.9 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 70 in VT | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.