Compare towns
Duxbury vs Waterbury vs Williston
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 most homeowners (82.4%).
Waterbury has the most renters (58.2% rent).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
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 | Waterbury | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,548Lowest |
1,753 |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.6% VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
39.6±4.3 8% below VT |
45.4±4.5Highest 5% above VT |
| Williston and Waterbury 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% |
22.2%±7.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Waterbury and Williston 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% |
20.4%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Williston and Waterbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
52.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Williston 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 |
$54,273±$13kLowest 33% below VT |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
| Williston 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±$27kLowest 15% above VT |
$375,400±$57k 19% above VT |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,318±$407 7% above VT |
$866±$497Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
| Williston 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 |
$5,446Lowest 8% above VT |
$5,592 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.3%±21.1 VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Williston and Waterbury 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% |
13.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
41.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 12 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
26 minHighest 9% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±9.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Waterbury and Williston 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 | — | #20 of 70 in VT | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| High school in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | — | 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.