Compare towns
Corinth vs Lowell vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
Lowell has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Corinth | Lowell | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
1,070 |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.9% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
| Corinth and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Corinth and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$242,600±$55kHighest 23% below VT |
| Roxbury and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
| Corinth and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584 29% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,284Highest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Lowell and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lowell School District | — |
| High school 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.