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Guildhall vs Roxbury vs Ryegate
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).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Ryegate has the most people working from home (8.2%).
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 | Guildhall | Roxbury | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 371Lowest |
942 |
1,059Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±7.8Highest about the VT average |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Guildhall and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate 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% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Guildhall and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Guildhall and Roxbury 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 |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Guildhall and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$950±$495Highest 23% below VT |
$908±$236 26% below VT |
| Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,625Highest 8% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 7% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ryegate and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.