Richford vs Swanton

A side-by-side comparison of Richford and Swanton: population, income, housing, and more.

Richford and Swanton are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swanton has the higher population (2,732 vs 1,600 in Richford). Swanton has the higher median household income ($71,307 vs $49,954 in Richford). Swanton has the higher median home value ($210,000 vs $157,100 in Richford).

Population, income & housing

	Richford	Swanton
Population	1,600	2,732
Median age	36.1 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,954	$71,307
Median home value	$157,100	$210,000
Median gross rent	$1,136	$1,021
Housing units	704	978
Homeownership rate	64.8%	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richford	Swanton
Population	1,639 → 1,600 (-2.4%)	2,450 → 2,732 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $49,954 (+15.8%)	$55,868 → $71,307 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $157,100 (+61.1%)	$171,400 → $210,000 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$960 → $1,136 (+18.3%)	$769 → $1,021 (+32.8%)

Richford

Population

1,6391,600

Median household income

$43,125$49,954

Median home value

$97,500$157,100

Median gross rent

$960$1,136

Swanton

Population

2,4502,732

Median household income

$55,868$71,307

Median home value

$171,400$210,000

Median gross rent

$769$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richford	Swanton
Under 5	4.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	24.6%	19.7%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	8.4%
35 to 44	19.1%	17.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.1%	9.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.0%
75 and over	5.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richford	Swanton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richford	Swanton
No high school diploma	8.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	49.0%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richford	Swanton
Drove alone	89.3%	70.6%
Carpooled	4.7%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	6.2%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richford	Swanton
1-unit, detached	73.6%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	21.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Richford	Swanton
Poverty rate	27.4%	17.6%
Average household size	2.59	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1938	1951