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Lowell vs New Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lowell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
New Haven has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Lowell | New Haven |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,070Lowest |
1,792Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
48±3.9Highest 11% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Lowell and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$92,321±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,163±$143Highest 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$5,967Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.3%±92.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Lowell and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 55 minHighest 135% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Lowell School District | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.