Compare towns
Duxbury vs Calais vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Duxbury has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Bolton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
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 | Duxbury | Calais | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,548 |
1,713Highest |
1,163Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.5±4.4 13% below VT |
42±8.6Highest about the VT average |
36.3±1.7Lowest 16% below VT |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
$100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
| Bolton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$311,600±$42kLowest about the VT average |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,318±$407 7% above VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,299±$273Lowest 5% above VT |
| Calais and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,564 30% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,826Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
28%±30.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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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.