What stands out worked out from the figures below

Searsburg has the most kids (27.1% under 18).

Albany has the most people working from home (9%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Searsburg	Albany
People
Population	129Lowest	135Highest
Median age	45.1±9.8Highest 5% above VT	42.9±14Lowest about the VT average
	Searsburg and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.1%±17.4Highest VT: 17.9%	20.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Searsburg and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	7%±22.6Lowest VT: 21.4%	11.1%±19.1Highest VT: 21.4%
	Albany and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	29.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%	41.1%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.1%±8.6Highest VT: 7%	0.7%±7.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Searsburg and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$61,071±$49k 25% below VT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$171,400±$39kLowest 46% below VT	$211,800±$56kHighest 33% below VT
	Albany and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,167Lowest 57% below VT	$2,867Highest 43% below VT
Below poverty line	0%Lowest VT: 10.1%	3.7%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% VT: 73.2%	100% VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minHighest about the VT average	20 minLowest 14% below VT
Work from home	5.7%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	9%±6.3Highest VT: 16.9%
	Albany and Searsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.