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Orange vs Roxbury vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (21 min average).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
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 | Orange | Roxbury | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 320 |
299Lowest |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -0.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±9.1 6% above U.S. |
43.2±17.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
38.7±2Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±11.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Orange and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.4%±10.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Orange and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
31.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±3.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
13.4%±15.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,750±$39kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$69,226±$14k 14% below U.S. |
$57,980±$7kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Orange and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,600±$35k 9% below U.S. |
$323,100±$219kHighest about the U.S. average |
$263,400±$18kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Roxbury and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,150±$78 19% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,132 65% above U.S. |
$5,787Highest 86% above U.S. |
$4,436Lowest 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.8%±11.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| St. Albans and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
49%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1945Lowest 35 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
23 min 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 20.8%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
0.7%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Orange and St. Albans 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 | — | — | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | — | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.