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North Troy vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Troy has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Ira has the most expensive homes ($273k median).
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 | North Troy | Ira |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 506Highest |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 34.1±4.4Lowest 21% below VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 31.6%±9.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 16%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira and North Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $50,417±$5kLowest 38% below VT |
$71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $121,100±$20kLowest 62% below VT |
$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $597±$179Lowest 52% below VT |
$942±$52Highest 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,641Lowest 48% below VT |
$4,146Highest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.3%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| North Troy and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 50 minHighest 113% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.6%±8.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
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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.