Ascutney vs South Royalton

A side-by-side comparison of Ascutney and South Royalton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Royalton has the higher population (435 vs 413 in Ascutney). Ascutney has the higher median home value ($200,900 vs $139,200 in South Royalton). Since 2019, Ascutney's population has grown faster (-1.9% vs -34.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Ascutney	South Royalton
Population	413	435
Median age	66.6 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,161	—
Median home value	$200,900	$139,200
Median gross rent	—	$872
Housing units	218	380
Homeownership rate	100.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ascutney	South Royalton
Population	421 → 413 (-1.9%)	668 → 435 (-34.9%)
Median household income	$43,250 → $50,161 (+16.0%)	$46,133 → $44,423 (-3.7%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $200,900 (+24.9%)	$138,400 → $139,200 (+0.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,084 → $872 (-19.6%)

Ascutney

Population

421413

Median household income

$43,250$50,161

Median home value

$160,900$200,900

South Royalton

Population

668435

Median household income

$46,133$44,423

Median home value

$138,400$139,200

Median gross rent

$1,084$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ascutney	South Royalton
Under 5	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	5.1%	15.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	1.7%	31.5%
35 to 44	1.9%	5.3%
45 to 54	5.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	28.1%	8.7%
65 to 74	26.4%	8.3%
75 and over	31.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ascutney	South Royalton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ascutney	South Royalton
No high school diploma	5.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.1%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ascutney	South Royalton
Drove alone	54.8%	13.5%
Carpooled	40.0%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	55.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	15.4%
Other means	5.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ascutney	South Royalton
1-unit, detached	70.6%	28.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	23.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	39.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Ascutney	South Royalton
Poverty rate	0.8%	29.9%
Average household size	1.81	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1973	1938