What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ira has the shortest commute (28 min average).

Sudbury has the most people working from home (13.2%).

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.

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

Measure	Ira	Sudbury
People
Population	381Lowest	679Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-2.7% VT: +2.8%
Median age	54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT	45.4±4.9Lowest 5% above VT
	Ira and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9%	22.2%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Sudbury and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4%	21.8%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Ira and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	37.1%Highest VT: 43.8%	34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 7%	3.7%±2.4Highest VT: 7%
	Sudbury and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT	$100,208±$33kHighest 23% above VT
	Sudbury and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT	$338,500±$49kHighest 7% above VT
	Sudbury 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	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,146Lowest 18% below VT	$4,205Highest 17% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Ira and Sudbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	14.4%Highest VT: 10.1%	3.5%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%	95.8%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT	1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 20% above VT	50 minHighest 113% above VT
Work from home	2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9%	13.2%±9.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Sudbury and Ira 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.