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Calais vs Danville vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the highest household income ($101k).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Calais | Danville | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
2,360Highest |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Danville and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Calais and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school 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.