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Danville vs Kirby vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most renters (15.9% rent).
Kirby has the most kids (30% under 18).
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 | Danville | Kirby | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
756 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below 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 | 18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1Lowest 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+ | 32.8% VT: 43.8% |
32.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7kHighest 13% below VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
| Danville and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Kirby and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,250±$326 about the VT average |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358 14% below VT |
$4,597Highest 9% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
25%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Kirby and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 39% above VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.