Compare towns
Roxbury vs Williamstown vs Kirby
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 youngest population (median age 35.6).
Williamstown has the highest household income ($94k).
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Williamstown | Kirby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942 |
3,579Highest |
756Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
42±5Highest about the VT average |
38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
| Williamstown and Kirby 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% |
19.9%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby 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% |
17%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Kirby 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% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Williamstown and Kirby 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 |
$94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
| Williamstown 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 |
$234,900±$24kLowest 26% below VT |
$302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
| Kirby and Roxbury 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 |
$1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
$1,250±$326 about the VT average |
| Williamstown and Kirby 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 |
$3,841Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,597Highest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown and Kirby 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% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #47 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | — |
| High school in town | — | Williamstown Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.