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Randolph vs Newfane vs Cambridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Cambridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | Newfane | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,456Lowest |
3,767 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
50.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$72,344±$19k 11% below VT |
| Randolph and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$343,000±$38kHighest 8% above VT |
| Cambridge and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,183±$66 4% below VT |
| Newfane and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,174Highest about the VT average |
$4,910 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cambridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 70 in VT | — | #25 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Cambridge School District |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.