Compare towns
Royalton vs Richmond vs St. Albans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Royalton has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Richmond has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% 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 | Royalton | Richmond | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,752Lowest |
4,159 |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.9±10.1Highest about the VT average |
43.7±5.6 about the VT average |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Royalton and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Richmond and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±6.3 VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Royalton and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6% VT: 43.8% |
59.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.7 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,938±$24k 28% above VT |
$108,235±$24kHighest 33% above VT |
$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT |
| Richmond and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$73kLowest 17% below VT |
$432,200±$39kHighest 37% above VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,040±$391Lowest 16% below VT |
— | $1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
| St. Albans and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,675 7% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
28.5%±15.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13% VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.5% VT: 73.2% |
78.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 11 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 13% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Richmond and Royalton 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 | #48 of 70 in VT | #5 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | White River Unified School District #79 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | White River Valley High School | None in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
— | 11.4Highest |
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| 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.