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Chittenden vs Gray vs Rochester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chittenden has the highest household income ($106k).
Gray has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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 | Gray | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Lowest |
8,429Highest |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3 31% above U.S. |
43.4±4.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
53.3±7.6Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Rochester and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Gray and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.5%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Gray and Chittenden 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 32% above U.S. |
$95,236±$8k 18% above U.S. |
$72,676±$8kLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Chittenden and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $346,800±$35k 4% above U.S. |
$363,700±$20kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$253,600±$81kLowest 24% below U.S. |
| Gray and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488 20% below U.S. |
$1,371±$89Highest about the U.S. average |
$929±$158Lowest 34% below U.S. |
| Gray and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,683Lowest 18% above U.S. |
$3,977 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
56.4%±24 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.4%±27.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Rochester and Gray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 8% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
40.8%±27.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rochester and Chittenden 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 | — | #10 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Barstow Unified Union School District #49 | RSU 15/MSAD 15 · Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | Gray-New Gloucester High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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U.S. 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.