Compare towns
Groton vs Calais vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Glover has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
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 | Groton | Calais | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.8 6% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
| Glover and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Groton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,250±$14k 5% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
| Calais and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$70kLowest 23% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,659 27% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 29% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.