Compare towns
Milton vs Warren 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).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
St. Albans has the most kids (20% under 18).
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 | Warren | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,769Highest |
1,585Lowest |
7,057 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
+16.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±2.5 3% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
41.3±2.8Lowest 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.8%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
8.1%±4.1Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Albans and Warren 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 |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
$90,060±$19k 11% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $372,500±$20k 18% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$363,300±$22kLowest 15% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,536±$257 24% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,460±$152Lowest 18% above VT |
| Warren and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,610 11% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,689Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±20.6 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
73.6%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Milton 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% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.6%±2.9 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.7%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #56 of 70 in VT | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Milton School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| 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.