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Townshend vs Stratton vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Montgomery has the oldest housing (typical home built 1980).
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 | Townshend | Stratton | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538Highest |
532Lowest |
1,047 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
51.5±11.3 19% above VT |
| Townshend and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1% VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Montgomery and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
| Stratton and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$323,200±$45k about the VT average |
| Stratton and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80 13% below VT |
$1,208±$979Highest about the VT average |
$868±$209Lowest 30% below VT |
| Stratton and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
$4,326Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.