Compare towns
Pawlet vs Whiting vs Rupert
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pawlet has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Rupert has the most expensive homes ($363k 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.
| Measure | Pawlet | Whiting | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,480Highest |
532Lowest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.9±7.5 11% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Rupert and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
| Whiting and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,200±$44kLowest 16% below VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$362,500±$63kHighest 14% above VT |
| Rupert and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$215Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
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| Whiting and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,924Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$4,594Highest 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10% VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 40% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Pawlet and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mettawee School District #84 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| 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.