Compare towns
Fayston vs Putney vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fayston has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Duxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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.
| Measure | Fayston | Putney | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,342Lowest |
2,622Highest |
1,548 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.8% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.9±3.5Highest 9% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
37.5±4.4 13% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Fayston and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fayston and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,250±$28kHighest 36% above VT |
$79,706±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
| Fayston and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $502,400±$82kHighest 59% above VT |
$300,000±$44kLowest 5% below VT |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,654±$274Highest 34% above VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
| Fayston and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,689Highest 33% above VT |
$5,313Lowest 5% above VT |
$6,564 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.3%±27.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21 VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 25% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 26.2%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Fayston and Duxbury 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 | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.