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Moriah vs Randolph vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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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.

MeasureMoriahRandolphWindham
People
Population
4,483
4,843Highest
594Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
56.7±3Highest
46% above U.S.
40.4±7.4Lowest
4% above U.S.
44.2±7.4
14% above U.S.
Kids under 18
15.4%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.9%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Moriah and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
11.2%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,113±$6kLowest
22% below U.S.
$76,758±$6k
5% below U.S.
$94,500±$12kHighest
17% above U.S.
Windham and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$138,200±$9kLowest
58% below U.S.
$278,700±$38k
16% below U.S.
$353,900±$20kHighest
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$832±$165Lowest
41% below U.S.
$1,172±$173Highest
17% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,644Lowest
15% below U.S.
$4,698
51% above U.S.
$5,951Highest
91% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.2%±25.4
U.S.: 51.1%
54.1%±17.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Randolph and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
67.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
21 minLowest
22% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
9.4%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
12.9%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Randolph 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 #380 of 484 in NY #55 of 70 in VT —
School district MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 —
High school in town MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Randolph Union High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
8.6Lowest
9.4Highest
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U.S. 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.