Compare towns
Calais vs Elmore vs Wilder
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 most people working from home (23.4%).
Elmore has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Elmore | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
964Lowest |
3,087Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
45±3.5 4% above VT |
45.5±8.9Highest 6% above VT |
| Wilder and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wilder and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
47.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Calais 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 |
$98,750±$24k 22% above VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
| Calais and Elmore 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 |
$315,800±$47k about the VT average |
$273,200±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
| Calais and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,225±$263 about the VT average |
$1,142±$451Lowest 7% below VT |
| Calais and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,066Lowest about the VT average |
$5,505 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.8%±65.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Wilder 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 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — |
| 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.