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Hubbardton vs Rupert vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hubbardton has the most people working from home (24%).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% 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.
| Measure | Hubbardton | Rupert | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 831Highest |
676 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48±13.6 11% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Rupert and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Hubbardton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.1%±10.7 VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rupert and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.2% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Rupert and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,321±$18kHighest 26% above VT |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Hubbardton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $293,800±$42kLowest 7% below VT |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rupert and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$259 38% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,284 5% above VT |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.6%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Hubbardton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 42% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 24%±17.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Hubbardton and Windham 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.