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Eden vs Danby vs Irasburg

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Eden has the most renters (22.6% rent).
Danby has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Irasburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).

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.

MeasureEdenDanbyIrasburg
People
Population
1,351
1,133Lowest
1,384Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.1%
VT: +2.8%
-2.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+6%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
37.7±1.9Lowest
13% below VT
52.6±4.8Highest
22% above VT
40.3±5.3
6% below VT
Kids under 18
20.4%±4.3
VT: 17.9%
14.6%±3.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
24.4%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
Irasburg and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
11.6%±3.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
24.3%±2.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.5%±2
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
17.4%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
34.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
23.6%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.1%±3.8Highest
VT: 7%
2.5%±1.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3%±2.5
VT: 7%
Eden and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$83,578±$8k
about the VT average
$77,321±$13kLowest
5% below VT
$98,534±$13kHighest
21% above VT
Irasburg and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$215,900±$27kLowest
32% below VT
$272,400±$41kHighest
14% below VT
$230,800±$22k
27% below VT
Danby and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,300±$441Highest
5% above VT
$794±$166Lowest
36% below VT
$1,063±$86
14% below VT
Eden and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,313Lowest
34% below VT
$4,543Highest
10% below VT
$3,966
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.3%±39
VT: 48.4%
41.4%±34.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
17%±28.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Danby and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.1%
VT: 10.1%
9.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
2.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
77.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
89.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
15 yrs newer than VT
1981Lowest
5 yrs newer than VT
1988
12 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
63% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
24 minLowest
3% above VT
Work from home
5.6%±4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
12.1%±5.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
5.7%±2.1
VT: 16.9%
Danby and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.