Compare towns
Middlesex vs Wheelock vs Whiting
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
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 | Middlesex | Wheelock | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
717 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
| Wheelock and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
| Middlesex and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
— | $1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
| Middlesex and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Middlesex 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% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| 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.