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Randolph vs Roxbury vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k 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 | Randolph | Roxbury | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,007Highest |
942Lowest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.5±7.7Highest 17% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Randolph and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.3%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,069±$11kHighest 8% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Randolph and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,400±$25k 26% below VT |
$242,600±$55kHighest 23% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Roxbury and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$198Highest 11% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Randolph and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,507Highest 11% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.3%±20.8 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Randolph and Ryegate 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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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.