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Stratton vs Winhall vs Chittenden

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 most kids (28% under 18).
Winhall has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Chittenden has the most homeowners (93.5%).

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.

MeasureStrattonWinhallChittenden
People
Population
532Lowest
752
1,318Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+53.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-1.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
31.5±4.1Lowest
27% below VT
48.9±6.1
13% above VT
50.8±6.3Highest
18% above VT
Chittenden and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
28%±7.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
17%±6.8
VT: 17.9%
13.8%±2.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Stratton and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
11.7%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
20.6%±5.3
VT: 21.4%
21.8%±4Highest
VT: 21.4%
Chittenden and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
67.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
51.5%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±2.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.1%±4
VT: 7%
3.8%±1.6Highest
VT: 7%
Chittenden and Winhall 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
$95,500±$23kLowest
18% above VT
$106,250±$28k
31% above VT
Stratton and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$400,000±$50k
26% above VT
$471,800±$55kHighest
49% above VT
$346,800±$35kLowest
10% above VT
Winhall and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,208±$979Highest
about the VT average
$1,094±$732Lowest
11% below VT
$1,125±$488
9% below VT
Stratton and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,750Lowest
6% below VT
$6,567Highest
30% above VT
$5,346
6% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
12%±69.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
37.5%±38.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
14.8%±55.7
VT: 48.4%
Winhall and Chittenden 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%
5.3%
VT: 10.1%
6.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
80.5%
VT: 73.2%
93.5%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
1980Lowest
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
39% above VT
27 minLowest
13% above VT
28 min
21% above VT
Work from home
3.3%±3.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
18.4%±9Highest
VT: 16.9%
15%±3.6
VT: 16.9%
Winhall and Chittenden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Barstow Unified Union School District #49
High school in town — — None in town
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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.