Compare towns
Corinth vs Roxbury vs Ryegate
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%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Ryegate has the most renters (15.3% 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 | Corinth | Roxbury | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
942Lowest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Corinth and Ryegate 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% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate 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% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% 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±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$242,600±$55kHighest 23% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Roxbury and Ryegate 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 |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% 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 |
$4,284Highest 15% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
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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.