Compare towns
Roxbury vs Waitsfield vs Braintree
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).
Waitsfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.3%).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Waitsfield | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,918Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
44.3±5.3 about the VT average |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.8%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Waitsfield 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% |
28.2%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Waitsfield 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% |
63.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.8%±3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield 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±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$84,375±$34kHighest 4% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Waitsfield and Braintree 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 |
$422,400±$92kHighest 33% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,200±$821Highest about the VT average |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Waitsfield 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 |
$6,208Highest 23% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.4%±30.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Waitsfield and Braintree 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% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 12% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.