Compare towns
Milton vs Walden vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milton has the highest household income ($119k).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.5%).
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 | Milton | Walden | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,769Highest |
1,037Lowest |
7,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±2.5 3% below VT |
48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
41.3±2.8Lowest 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Albans and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| St. Albans and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
8.1%±4.1Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Albans and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
$88,000±$15kLowest 8% above VT |
$90,060±$19k 11% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,500±$20kHighest 18% above VT |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
$363,300±$22k 15% above VT |
| Milton and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,536±$257Highest 24% above VT |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,460±$152 18% above VT |
| Milton and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,610Highest 11% above VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,689 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±20.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
73.6%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.6%±2.9 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.7%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Milton 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 | #56 of 70 in VT | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Milton School District | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| High school in town | Milton Senior High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.