Compare towns
Chittenden vs Danby vs Rupert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Chittenden | Danby | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Highest |
1,133 |
676Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Rupert and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Danby and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,250±$28kHighest 31% above VT |
$77,321±$13kLowest 5% below VT |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
| Chittenden and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35k 10% above VT |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
| Rupert and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488Highest 9% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
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| Chittenden and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 6% above VT |
$4,543Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Danby and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rupert and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| 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.