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Calais vs Pomfret 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 kids (22.5% under 18).
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
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 | Pomfret | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
908Lowest |
3,087Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
| Pomfret and Wilder 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% |
15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Pomfret 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% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4 VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
| Calais and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$273,200±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
| Pomfret and Calais 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 |
$1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,142±$451Lowest 7% below VT |
| Calais and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586 31% above VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$5,505Lowest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest 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% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Calais 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| 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.