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Chester vs Warren vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chester has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Ludlow has the most renters (28.1% rent).
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 | Chester | Warren | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,992Highest |
1,585Lowest |
1,990 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±4.7Lowest 15% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
52.2±6.2 21% above VT |
| Warren and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±7.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,125±$8k 23% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,900±$44kLowest 26% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,112±$151 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,262Lowest 15% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,890 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±12.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 14%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #49 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 |
| High school in town | Green Mountain Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7 |
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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.