What stands out worked out from the figures below

Duxbury has the most people working from home (18.6%).

Fletcher has the oldest population (median age 48.7).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Duxbury	Fletcher
People
Population	1,548Highest	1,196Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8%	+5.4%Lowest VT: +2.8%
Median age	37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT	48.7±7.3Highest 13% above VT
	Fletcher and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9%	19%±4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Fletcher and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4%	21.7%±4Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	58.5%Highest VT: 43.8%	32.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7%	1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7%
	Duxbury and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$105,208±$25kLowest 30% above VT	$105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT
	Fletcher 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±$27kHighest 15% above VT	$302,100±$37kLowest 5% below VT
	Duxbury and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,318±$407Lowest 7% above VT	$1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT
	Fletcher and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,564Highest 30% above VT	$4,965Lowest about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4%	42.1%±78.3Highest VT: 48.4%
	Fletcher and Duxbury 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%	3.8%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%	96.1%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT	1987Lowest 11 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest about the VT average	32 minHighest 37% above VT
Work from home	18.6%±3.6Highest VT: 16.9%	12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Duxbury and Fletcher 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	Fletcher School District
High school in town	Harwood Union Middle/High School	None in town
Students per teacherat that high school	9.6	—
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Old photos in Our Story	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.