Compare towns
Middlesex vs Roxbury vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Middlesex | Roxbury | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
942Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Middlesex and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40k 19% above VT |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483 29% above VT |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.