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Greensboro vs Wilder vs Killington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greensboro has the highest household income ($92k).
Wilder has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
Killington has the most people working from home (24.7%).
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 | Greensboro | Wilder | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 633Lowest |
3,087Highest |
785 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+73.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
45.5±8.9Lowest 6% above VT |
52.8±4.2 23% above VT |
| Greensboro and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±5.6 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Killington 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% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
57.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,750±$18kHighest 13% above VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
$81,250±$39k about the VT average |
| Greensboro and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$59k 24% above VT |
$273,200±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
| Killington and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$58Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,142±$451 7% below VT |
$1,286±$483Highest 4% above VT |
| Killington and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,786 15% above VT |
$5,505Lowest 9% above VT |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.5%±49.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Killington and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
74.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
17 min 29% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 14%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Killington and Greensboro 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 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.