Compare towns
Pomfret vs Johnson vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Johnson has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
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 | Pomfret | Johnson | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Lowest |
3,450 |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
30.9±6.5Lowest 28% below VT |
38.7±2 10% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Johnson and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.8%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.2% VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
14.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8kHighest 4% above VT |
$55,346±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$169,400±$62kLowest 46% below VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
| Pomfret and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$98Highest 5% below VT |
$948±$45Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,150±$78 7% below VT |
| Pomfret and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$3,310Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,436 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.6%±20.8 VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Johnson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.2% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4% VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 6 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #57 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.