Compare towns
Starksboro vs Hancock vs Monkton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Monkton has the highest household income ($120k).
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 | Starksboro | Hancock | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,939 |
435Lowest |
1,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.2±4.8 11% below VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
| Monkton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Monkton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Monkton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$91Highest 6% above VT |
$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
| Starksboro and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,536 10% below VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.