Compare towns
Ira vs Putney vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Ira | Putney | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
2,622Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
37.2±5.2 14% below VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
$79,706±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
| Putney and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Putney and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52 24% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$950±$495Highest 23% below VT |
| Roxbury and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16% VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| 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.