Compare towns
Williston vs Warren vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Bolton has the most affordable homes ($312k 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 | Warren | Bolton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
1,585 |
1,163Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.4±4.5 5% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
36.3±1.7Lowest 16% below VT |
| Warren and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Williston and Bolton 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% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Williston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,967±$12k 32% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
$111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
| Bolton and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $475,800±$40k 50% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$311,600±$42kLowest about the VT average |
| Warren and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$1,750±$394 42% above VT |
$1,299±$273Lowest 5% above VT |
| Williston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,592 11% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,826Lowest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±17.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
28%±30.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Williston and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 16% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.3%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±8.2 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 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.