What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k median).

Whiting has the most expensive homes ($280k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hancock	Whiting
People
Population	435Lowest	532Highest
Median age	33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT	39.6±2.7Highest 8% below VT
	Whiting and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9%	23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9%
	Whiting and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.8%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4%	13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Hancock and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.3%Highest VT: 43.8%	25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±3.6Lowest VT: 7%	6.2%±4Highest VT: 7%
	Whiting and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT	$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT
	Whiting and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT	$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT	$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average
	Whiting and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,511Lowest 30% below VT	$4,227Highest 16% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4%	58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1%	11.5%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2%	65.4%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT	1975Highest 1 yr older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minHighest 17% above VT	22 minLowest 7% below VT
Work from home	11.7%±5Highest VT: 16.9%	10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Hancock and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53
High school 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.