What stands out worked out from the figures below

Troy has the most people working from home (3.7%).

Guildhall has the most expensive homes ($321k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Troy	Guildhall
People
Population	219Lowest	371Highest
Median age	65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT	42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average
	Troy and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.4%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9%	22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9%
	Guildhall and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4%	26.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%	33.9%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±6.3Highest VT: 7%	1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7%
	Troy and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,688±$8kLowest 13% above VT	$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT
	Guildhall and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT	$321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$850±$717 31% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,480Lowest 51% below VT	$4,625Highest 8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	75%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	13.7%Highest VT: 10.1%	11.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	93.7%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Highest 6 yrs older than VT	1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 19% below VT	25 minHighest 7% above VT
Work from home	3.7%±5.1Highest VT: 16.9%	2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Troy and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.