Compare towns
Groton vs Whiting vs Ryegate
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 people working from home (12.3%).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
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 | Whiting | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967 |
532Lowest |
1,059Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.8Highest 6% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Groton and Ryegate 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ryegate and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Groton and Whiting 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 |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Whiting 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±$70k 23% below VT |
$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Whiting and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$908±$236 26% below VT |
| Whiting and Ryegate 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 |
$4,227Highest 16% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Ryegate 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% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 29% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Groton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school 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.