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Roxbury vs Warren vs Whitingham
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).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
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 | Warren | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,585Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Warren and Whitingham 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Warren 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% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Warren 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±$22k 10% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Warren 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±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Warren 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 |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Warren 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% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.