Compare towns
Williamstown vs Roxbury vs Northfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williamstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Northfield has the most renters (26.5% 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 | Williamstown | Roxbury | Northfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,579 |
942Lowest |
5,920Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±5Highest about the VT average |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
36.4±4.1 16% below VT |
| Williamstown and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Northfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$71,768±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
| Williamstown and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,900±$24kLowest 26% below VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$274,400±$21kHighest 13% below VT |
| Northfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,018±$207 18% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,841Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.9%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Williamstown and Northfield 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 | #47 of 70 in VT | — | #42 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | Williamstown Middle/High School | — | Northfield Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
— | 10.0Highest |
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| Old photos in History | 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.