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Kirby vs Corinth vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirby has the most expensive homes ($303k median).
Corinth has the highest household income ($89k).
Ryegate has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Kirby | Corinth | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
1,539Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Corinth and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
| Corinth and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Kirby and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326 about the VT average |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Corinth and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597Highest 9% below VT |
$3,584 29% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 43% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Kirby 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.