Compare towns
Braintree vs Wallingford vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Braintree | Wallingford | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
2,286Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9% VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Whitingham and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Wallingford and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$262,300±$30kHighest 17% below VT |
| Whitingham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405 32% below VT |
$891±$95Highest 28% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Wallingford and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.