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Stratton vs Ludlow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (17.3%).
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 | Stratton | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 532Lowest |
808Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
48.7±5.6Highest 13% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±0.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$56,667±$19kLowest 30% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$304,000±$32kLowest 4% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$1,018±$91Lowest 18% below VT |
| Stratton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750Highest 6% below VT |
$4,237Lowest 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33%±13.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ludlow and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.