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Danville vs Stratton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Danville | Stratton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Danville and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43kLowest 13% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,208±$979 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,750Highest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Stratton and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 39% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest 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.