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Ryegate vs Warren vs Irasburg

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ryegate has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Irasburg has the highest household income ($99k).

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.

MeasureRyegateWarrenIrasburg
People
Population
1,059Lowest
1,585Highest
1,384
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+16%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+6%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
41.2±2.6
4% below VT
53.1±4.2Highest
23% above VT
40.3±5.3Lowest
6% below VT
Kids under 18
23.2%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
24.4%±3Highest
VT: 17.9%
Irasburg and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.1%±1.5
VT: 21.4%
30.1%±4.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.5%±2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.1%
VT: 43.8%
60%Highest
VT: 43.8%
23.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.4Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±4Highest
VT: 7%
3%±2.5
VT: 7%
Warren and Irasburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$66,484±$15kLowest
18% below VT
$86,905±$16k
7% above VT
$98,534±$13kHighest
21% above VT
Irasburg and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,300±$32kLowest
31% below VT
$569,300±$123kHighest
80% above VT
$230,800±$22k
27% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$908±$236Lowest
26% below VT
$1,750±$394Highest
42% above VT
$1,063±$86
14% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,472Lowest
31% below VT
$7,284Highest
45% above VT
$3,966
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.9%±29.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
32.3%±26.6
VT: 48.4%
17%±28.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Ryegate and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.5%
VT: 10.1%
15.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
2.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1949Lowest
27 yrs older than VT
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
18% above VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
24 min
3% above VT
Work from home
8.2%±3.7
VT: 16.9%
36.2%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
5.7%±2.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district — Harwood Unified Union School District #60 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.