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Triangle vs Chester vs Moira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Triangle has the highest household income ($72k).
Chester has the most people working from home (14%).
Moira has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Triangle | Chester | Moira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773Lowest |
2,992Highest |
2,895 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4 about the U.S. average |
49.7±4.7Highest 28% above U.S. |
38±7.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±5.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Moira and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.8%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Chester and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
20%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.1%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Triangle and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,875±$16kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$64,116±$15k 21% below U.S. |
| Triangle and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,400±$17k 63% below U.S. |
$232,900±$44kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$92,600±$12kLowest 72% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62 39% below U.S. |
$960±$44Highest 32% below U.S. |
$746±$190Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Chester and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,718 13% below U.S. |
$4,262Highest 37% above U.S. |
$1,695Lowest 46% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
11.5%±12.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
38.3%±32.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Triangle and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19% U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
69.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1972Lowest 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 5% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±6.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
1%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Chester and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #335 of 484 in NY | #49 of 70 in VT | #405 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Green Mountain Union High School | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
8.7Lowest |
9.5 |
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U.S. 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.