Compare towns
Roxbury vs Pawlet vs Ryegate
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).
Pawlet has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Ryegate has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
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 | Pawlet | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,480Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
47.9±7.5Highest 11% above VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Pawlet and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.3%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
4.4%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Pawlet and Roxbury 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 |
$62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
| Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$266,200±$44kHighest 16% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Pawlet and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,153±$215Highest 7% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Pawlet and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284Highest 15% below VT |
$3,924 22% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Pawlet 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% above VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.4%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mettawee School District #84 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.