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Randolph vs Vergennes vs Windsor
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 youngest population (median age 40.4).
Vergennes has the most people working from home (16%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | Vergennes | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
2,565Lowest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
46.6±2.1Highest 8% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Vergennes and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
21.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% VT: 43.8% |
42.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kHighest 5% below VT |
$76,587±$13k 6% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Randolph and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$310,000±$24kHighest about the VT average |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Vergennes and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
$1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Randolph and Windsor 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 |
$5,578Highest 11% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% VT: 73.2% |
72.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
21 min 9% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Vergennes and Randolph 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 | #22 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | Vergennes Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Highest |
7.7Lowest |
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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.