Compare towns
Williston vs Lowell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
Lowell has the most affordable homes ($183k 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.
| Measure | Williston | Lowell |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
1,070Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.4±4.5Highest 5% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Williston and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1984Lowest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 16% below VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.3%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Lowell School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.