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Randolph vs Whitingham vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Randolph | Whitingham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,368 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Whitingham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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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.