Compare towns
Townshend vs Troy vs Windham vs Athens
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%).
Troy has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Athens has the most renters (26.3% rent).
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 | Troy | Windham | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,538 |
1,749Highest |
594 |
431Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
| Townshend and Athens 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% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
| Athens and Troy 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 |
$87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
| Windham and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$233,200±$21kLowest 26% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$240,400±$32k 24% below VT |
| Windham and Townshend 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 |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
— | $1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT |
| Athens and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364 6% above VT |
$3,644Lowest 28% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,438 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Windham 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 | Troy School District | — | — |
| 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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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.