What stands out worked out from the figures below

Montpelier has the most people working from home (26.9%).

Winooski has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Montpelier	Winooski
People
Population	8,014Lowest	8,293Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8%	+10%Highest VT: +2.8%
Median age	42.3±2.4Highest about the VT average	33.3±1.7Lowest 23% below VT
Kids under 18	17.9%±2.5Highest VT: 17.9%	13.5%±2.8Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Montpelier and Winooski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	24.3%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4%	10.9%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	66.1%Highest VT: 43.8%	59.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7%	12.3%±4.4Highest VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,030±$6kHighest about the VT average	$79,522±$11kLowest about the VT average
	Montpelier and Winooski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$375,100±$21kLowest 18% above VT	$381,500±$25kHighest 20% above VT
	Winooski and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,302±$113Lowest 6% above VT	$1,643±$90Highest 33% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,936Highest 38% above VT	$6,802Lowest 35% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.4%±9.5Lowest VT: 48.4%	46.8%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4%
	Winooski and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.5%Lowest VT: 10.1%	13.8%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	53.1%Highest VT: 73.2%	35.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	18 minLowest 23% below VT	22 minHighest 7% below VT
Work from home	26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9%	16.4%±4Lowest VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#9 of 70 in VT	#70 of 70 in VT
School district	Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71	Winooski Incorporated School District
High school in town	Montpelier High School	Winooski High School
Students per teacherat that high school	10.4Highest	6.4Lowest
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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.