Compare towns
Royalton vs St. Albans vs Calais
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).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
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 | St. Albans | Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,752 |
6,954Highest |
1,713Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.9±10.1Highest about the VT average |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
| Royalton and Calais 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% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais 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% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Royalton and Calais 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% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
| Royalton and Calais 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 |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,040±$391Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,150±$78 7% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
| Calais and St. Albans 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 |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±16.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.5% VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 11 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 13% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | White River Unified School District #79 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | White River Valley High School | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.