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Holland vs Whiting vs Windham

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Holland has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Whiting has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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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.

MeasureHollandWhitingWindham
People
Population
790Highest
532Lowest
594
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.5%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
41.8±3.9
3% below VT
39.6±2.7Lowest
8% below VT
44.2±7.4Highest
about the VT average
Windham and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23.9%±3.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
23.5%±6.9
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Holland and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.1%±3.8
VT: 21.4%
13%±5.1Lowest
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Windham and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
25.9%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.8%±4.4Highest
VT: 7%
6.2%±4
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Holland and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,729±$16kLowest
25% below VT
$91,250±$38k
12% above VT
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
Windham and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$209,400±$44kLowest
34% below VT
$280,400±$36k
11% below VT
$353,900±$20kHighest
12% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,330±$69Highest
8% above VT
$1,204±$519Lowest
about the VT average
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Holland and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,463Lowest
31% below VT
$4,227
16% below VT
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
73.5%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
58.3%±37.3
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Holland and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
11.5%
VT: 10.1%
9.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72%
VT: 73.2%
65.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1975Lowest
1 yr older than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
9% above VT
22 minLowest
7% below VT
27 minHighest
14% above VT
Work from home
6.3%±6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10%±5.4
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
Windham 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 —
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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.