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Chittenden vs Warren vs Rochester
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 most kids (13.8% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Rochester has the most affordable homes ($254k median).
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 | Warren | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,318Lowest |
1,585Highest |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.8±6.3Lowest 18% above VT |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
| Rochester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Chittenden and Rochester 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% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.5% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
49%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Chittenden and Warren 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 |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
| Chittenden and Warren 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$488 9% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
| Warren and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,346 6% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±55.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Rochester and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5 VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Warren 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.