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Vergennes vs Wilder vs Royalton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the most homeowners (72.1%).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
Royalton has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Vergennes | Wilder | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,565Lowest |
3,087Highest |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±2.1Highest 8% above VT |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Vergennes and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Vergennes and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Wilder and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2 VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,587±$13k 6% below VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
| Royalton and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,000±$24kHighest about the VT average |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
$263,200±$73kLowest 17% below VT |
| Vergennes and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,142±$451Highest 7% below VT |
$1,040±$391 16% below VT |
| Wilder and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,578Highest 11% above VT |
$5,505 9% above VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Vergennes and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
63.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1965Lowest 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 9% below VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
20 min 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Royalton and Vergennes 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 | #22 of 70 in VT | — | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | — | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | Vergennes Union High School | — | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7Lowest |
— | 8.7Highest |
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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.