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Roxbury vs Ryegate vs Stratton
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 homeowners (94%).
Ryegate has the most people working from home (8.2%).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Ryegate | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942 |
1,059Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
41.2±2.6Highest 4% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Ryegate and Roxbury 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% |
23.2%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Stratton 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% |
22.1%±1.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ryegate 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% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Roxbury and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton and Roxbury 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 |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
| Stratton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 15% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$4,750Highest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate 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% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 12% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ryegate and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.