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Danville vs Tunbridge 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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Tunbridge has the highest household income ($89k).
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.

MeasureDanvilleTunbridgeWheelock
People
Population
2,360Highest
1,253
717Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.3%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
-6.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.1±6Highest
23% above VT
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
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%
21.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.8%±3.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Tunbridge and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.7%±3.9
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
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%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.5%±1.2Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2Highest
VT: 7%
2.8%±2.3
VT: 7%
Tunbridge 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±$7k
13% below VT
$89,464±$26kHighest
10% above VT
$64,792±$20kLowest
20% below VT
Tunbridge and Danville 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
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
$189,600±$37kLowest
40% below VT
Tunbridge and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,346±$128
9% above VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,358
14% below VT
$4,645Highest
8% below VT
$2,937Lowest
42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
9.5%±11.4
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge 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%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
8.7%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
84.2%
VT: 73.2%
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Lowest
same as VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 minHighest
39% above VT
31 min
31% above VT
28 minLowest
17% above VT
Work from home
18.7%±9.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
21.1%±16
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — First Branch Unified School District #82 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.