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Chester vs Wheelock vs Weathersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chester has the most renters (13.3% rent).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Weathersfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Chester | Wheelock | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,992Highest |
717Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.7±4.7 15% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
48.3±5.4Lowest 12% above VT |
| Wheelock and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,125±$8kLowest 23% below VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$83,095±$12kHighest about the VT average |
| Weathersfield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,900±$44k 26% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$252,700±$50kHighest 20% below VT |
| Weathersfield and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
— | $1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,262 15% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,540Highest 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.5%±12.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 14%±6.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #49 of 70 in VT | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — | Weathersfield School District |
| High school in town | Green Mountain Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7 |
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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.