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Fletcher vs Glover vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Fletcher | Glover | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Highest |
1,051 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.7±7.3 13% above VT |
48.4±5.9Lowest 12% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Ira and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Fletcher and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fletcher and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fletcher School District | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.