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Corinth vs Whitingham vs Windham vs Bethel

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Bethel has the oldest population (median age 50.7).

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.

MeasureCorinthWhitinghamWindhamBethel
People
Population
1,539
1,368
594Lowest
1,736Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-1%
VT: +2.8%
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-4.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
46.4±7.1
8% above VT
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
50.7±3.7Highest
18% above VT
Bethel and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.8%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
19.8%±4.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
11.4%±3.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Whitingham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.3%±3.5
VT: 21.4%
31.1%±2.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±3.7
VT: 21.4%
Whitingham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
32.8%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
35.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9
VT: 7%
2.2%±1.9Highest
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
1.3%±1.6
VT: 7%
Whitingham and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29k
10% above VT
$70,625±$11kLowest
13% below VT
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
$75,822±$7k
7% below VT
Windham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,800±$34kLowest
32% below VT
$262,300±$30k
17% below VT
$353,900±$20kHighest
12% above VT
$238,000±$41k
25% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510
about the VT average
$673±$150Lowest
45% below VT
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$1,335±$220Highest
8% above VT
Bethel and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,584Lowest
29% below VT
$5,055
about the VT average
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$5,168
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
62.7%±47.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
54%±22
VT: 48.4%
Whitingham and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
15.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
9.9%
VT: 10.1%
8.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85.2%
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
83.6%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
same as VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1966Lowest
10 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 min
49% above VT
38 minHighest
62% above VT
27 minLowest
14% above VT
28 min
19% above VT
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.7%±5.2
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
7.1%±3.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Corinth and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Twin Valley Unified School District #75 — White River Unified School District #79
High school in town — Twin Valley Middle High School — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
7.8
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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.