What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hancock has the most people working from home (11.7%).

Stratton has the most expensive homes ($400k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hancock	Stratton
People
Population	435Lowest	532Highest
Median age	33.8±11.6Highest 22% below VT	31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT
	Hancock and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9%	28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Stratton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.8%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4%	11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.3%Highest VT: 43.8%	33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7%	1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7%
	Hancock and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT	$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT
	Stratton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT	$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT	$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average
	Stratton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,511Lowest 30% below VT	$4,750Highest 6% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4%	12%±69.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	Stratton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.6%Highest VT: 10.1%	0%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2%	73.3%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT	1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 17% above VT	33 minHighest 39% above VT
Work from home	11.7%±5Highest VT: 16.9%	3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Hancock and Stratton 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.