Compare towns
Roxbury vs Windsor vs Lowell vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Lowell has the most affordable homes ($183k median).
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 | Windsor | Lowell | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 942Lowest |
3,554Highest |
1,070 |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 35.6±11.7 17% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Roxbury 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% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Windsor 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% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$57,404±$15k 29% 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±$55k 23% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495 23% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284 15% below VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Warren and Windsor 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.6% VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Lowell School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.