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Rochester vs Weybridge vs Lowell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Weybridge has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
Lowell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Rochester | Weybridge | Lowell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,389Highest |
781Lowest |
1,070 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
| Rochester and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,676±$8k 11% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $253,600±$81k 20% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
$1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$945±$46 23% below VT |
| Weybridge and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,977 21% below VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
| Work from home | 40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Lowell School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.