Compare towns
Roxbury vs Warren vs Williston
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 the most people working from home (36.2%).
Williston has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Williston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Lowest |
1,585 |
10,144Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
45.4±4.5 5% above VT |
| Warren and Williston 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% |
20.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Williston 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Warren 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 |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
| Williston and Warren 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 |
$475,800±$40k 50% above VT |
| Warren and Williston 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 |
$1,750±$394 42% above VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
| Williston and Warren 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 |
$5,592 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Williston 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 12% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
20 min 16% below VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #11 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 |
| 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.