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Fletcher vs Walden vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
Walden has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Fletcher | Walden | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Highest |
1,037 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Lowest 13% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Fletcher and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Walden and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Fletcher and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,944 22% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1% VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 11 yrs newer than VT |
1983Lowest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 37% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Fletcher School District | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.