Compare towns
Bethel vs Wheelock vs Londonderry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethel has the most renters (16.4% rent).
Wheelock has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
Londonderry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
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 | Bethel | Wheelock | Londonderry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,736 |
717Lowest |
1,873Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±3.7Lowest 18% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
51.2±2.8Highest 19% above VT |
| Londonderry and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,822±$7k 7% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$85,179±$21kHighest 5% above VT |
| Londonderry and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,000±$41k 25% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$346,300±$55kHighest 9% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,335±$220Highest 8% above VT |
— | $1,014±$731Lowest 18% below VT |
| Bethel and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,168Highest about the VT average |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,162 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.1%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Bethel and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Londonderry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | White River Unified School District #79 | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.