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Danville vs Croydon vs Chester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Croydon has the highest household income ($98k).
Chester has the most affordable homes ($233k median).
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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 | Danville | Croydon | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
798Lowest |
2,992Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 37% above U.S. |
43±9.1Lowest 11% above U.S. |
49.7±4.7 28% above U.S. |
| Danville and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
19%±6.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Croydon and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.4%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chester and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chester and Croydon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7k 12% below U.S. |
$98,333±$21kHighest 22% above U.S. |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Croydon and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 17% below U.S. |
$317,300±$33kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$232,900±$44kLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Croydon and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $991±$336Highest 30% below U.S. |
$960±$44Lowest 32% below U.S. |
| Croydon and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Highest 40% above U.S. |
$3,806Lowest 22% above U.S. |
$4,262 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±75.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
11.5%±12.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Chester and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.3%±4.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±6.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Danville and Chester 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 | — | — | #49 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Croydon School District | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Green Mountain Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.