Compare towns
Montgomery vs Ryegate vs Windham vs Pomfret
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Montgomery has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Montgomery | Ryegate | Windham | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,047 |
1,059Highest |
594Lowest |
908 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.5±11.3 19% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
| Pomfret and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.8% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Montgomery and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
| Windham and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $323,200±$45k about the VT average |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
| Pomfret and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $868±$209Lowest 30% below VT |
$908±$236 26% below VT |
— | $1,170±$98Highest 5% below VT |
| Pomfret and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,326 14% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 58% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.