Compare towns
Kirby vs Westminster vs Roxbury
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).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k 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.
| Measure | Kirby | Westminster | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
2,999Highest |
942 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Westminster 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 |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
| Roxbury and Westminster 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 |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
| Kirby and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
| Kirby and Roxbury 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 |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.