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Danville vs Limerick vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most renters (15.9% rent).
Limerick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.2%).
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 | Limerick | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
3,400Highest |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 37% above U.S. |
40.4±9.2Lowest 4% above U.S. |
51±5.6 31% above U.S. |
| 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%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Danville and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.1%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wheelock and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7k 12% below U.S. |
$101,172±$15kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43kHighest 17% below U.S. |
$269,400±$29k 19% below U.S. |
$189,600±$37kLowest 43% below U.S. |
| Danville and Limerick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,758±$407 24% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Highest 40% above U.S. |
$2,520Lowest 19% below U.S. |
$2,937 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1994Highest 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 23% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
28 minLowest 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.2%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.