Compare towns

Greensboro vs Stowe

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Greensboro has the most affordable homes ($392k median).
Stowe has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21.1%).

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.

MeasureGreensboroStowe
People
Population
633Lowest
5,285Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+21.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
54.8±5.1Highest
27% above VT
46.3±7.6Lowest
7% above VT
Greensboro and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.6%±5.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
22.5%±4.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
Stowe and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
37.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
25.8%±6.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
56.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
66.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.8%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.6Lowest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,750±$18kLowest
13% above VT
$93,618±$33kHighest
15% above VT
Stowe and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$392,400±$59kLowest
24% above VT
$647,800±$157kHighest
105% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,113±$58Lowest
10% below VT
$1,458±$242Highest
18% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,786Lowest
15% above VT
$7,161Highest
42% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
27.5%±49.4Highest
VT: 48.4%
24.5%±15.9Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Greensboro and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
78.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
36% above VT
19 minLowest
18% below VT
Work from home
14%±5.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±8.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Stowe and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 Stowe Town School District
High school in town None in town Stowe High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.3
On TownTapestry
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.