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Williston vs Roxbury vs Braintree
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%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Roxbury | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
942Lowest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.4±4.5 5% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Roxbury 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 |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$242,600±$55k 23% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Williston and Braintree 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 16% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.3%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Williston and Braintree 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 | #11 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.