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