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Lebanon vs Williston vs Stowe
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lebanon has the most renters (48.8% rent).
Williston has the highest household income ($107k).
Stowe has the most expensive homes ($648k 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 | Lebanon | Williston | Stowe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,999Highest |
10,144 |
5,285Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+21.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±3.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
45.4±4.5 17% above U.S. |
46.3±7.6Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Stowe and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Stowe and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Stowe and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
54.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
66.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.7%±2.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Lebanon and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,147±$10k 22% above U.S. |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$93,618±$33kLowest 16% above U.S. |
| Williston and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $385,400±$29kLowest 16% above U.S. |
$475,800±$40k 43% above U.S. |
$647,800±$157kHighest 95% above U.S. |
| Stowe and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,744±$132 23% above U.S. |
$1,832±$130Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,458±$242Lowest 3% above U.S. |
| Williston and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,149Highest 161% above U.S. |
$5,592Lowest 79% above U.S. |
$7,161 130% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±7.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
46.9%±17.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
24.5%±15.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Williston and Lebanon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
78.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest same as U.S. |
1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 47% below U.S. |
20 minHighest 25% below U.S. |
19 min 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.8%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.3%±7.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stowe and Lebanon 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 | #29 of 120 in NH | #11 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Lebanon School District | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Stowe Town School District |
| High school in town | Lebanon High School | None in town | Stowe High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
— | 11.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.