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Guildhall vs Putney vs Randolph

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).

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.

MeasureGuildhallPutneyRandolph
People
Population
371Lowest
2,622
4,843Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-0.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.6±7.8Highest
about the VT average
37.2±5.2Lowest
14% below VT
40.4±7.4
6% below VT
Guildhall and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
15.4%±4.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
Guildhall and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
18.1%±3.8Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.9%±4.2
VT: 21.4%
Guildhall and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
48.6%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40.8%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
VT: 7%
20.4%±3.4Highest
VT: 7%
11.2%±2.5
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
$79,706±$18k
about the VT average
$76,758±$6kLowest
5% below VT
Guildhall and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
$300,000±$44k
5% below VT
$278,700±$38kLowest
12% below VT
Guildhall and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717
31% below VT
$508±$482Lowest
59% below VT
$1,172±$173Highest
5% below VT
Randolph and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625Lowest
8% below VT
$5,313Highest
5% above VT
$4,698
7% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
54.2%±19.4
VT: 48.4%
54.1%±17.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Guildhall and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%
VT: 10.1%
16%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
72.8%
VT: 73.2%
67.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1971
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minHighest
7% above VT
18 minLowest
24% below VT
21 min
12% below VT
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
16.9%±6.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
12.9%±4.7
VT: 16.9%
Putney and Randolph 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 #55 of 70 in VT
School district — Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town — None in town Randolph Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.4
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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.