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St. Albans vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Albans has the most people working from home (10.7%).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | St. Albans | Ira |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,057Highest |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.3±2.8Lowest 4% below VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±4.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| St. Albans and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,060±$19kHighest 11% above VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| St. Albans and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,300±$22kHighest 15% above VT |
$272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,460±$152Highest 18% above VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,689Highest 7% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.6%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.7%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #46 of 70 in VT | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.