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Greensboro vs Wallingford

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
Wallingford has the most kids (18.7% under 18).

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.

MeasureGreensboroWallingford
People
Population
633Lowest
2,286Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+2.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
54.8±5.1Highest
27% above VT
45.9±10.8Lowest
6% above VT
Greensboro and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
12.6%±5.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Wallingford and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
37.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.9%±3.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
56.6%Highest
VT: 43.8%
30.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.8%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.5%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$91,750±$18kHighest
13% above VT
$80,230±$15kLowest
about the VT average
Greensboro and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$392,400±$59kHighest
24% above VT
$261,900±$44kLowest
17% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,113±$58Highest
10% below VT
$891±$95Lowest
28% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,786Highest
15% above VT
$4,355Lowest
14% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
27.5%±49.4Highest
VT: 48.4%
14.3%±13.5Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Greensboro and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
82.5%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Highest
3 yrs older than VT
1971Lowest
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
36% above VT
25 minLowest
6% above VT
Work from home
14%±5.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
7.1%±3.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Greensboro and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 Mill River Unified Union School District #52
High school in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.