Compare towns
Roxbury vs Jericho vs Ryegate vs Lowell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Ryegate has the most renters (15.3% rent).
Lowell has the most affordable homes ($183k 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 | Roxbury | Jericho | Ryegate | Lowell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 942Lowest |
5,114Highest |
1,059 |
1,070 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ryegate and Jericho are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$945±$46 23% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 15% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | Lowell School District |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
— | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.