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Roxbury vs Newfane
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Newfane |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,456Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Roxbury and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22kHighest 10% below VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
| Roxbury and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$284,200±$49kHighest 10% below VT |
| Newfane and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
| Newfane and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$5,174Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Newfane and Roxbury 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% |
10.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.

