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Sunderland vs Wheelock vs Stratton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sunderland has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Sunderland | Wheelock | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,269Highest |
717 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.8±2.8 5% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±2.7 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Sunderland and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,523±$16k 9% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$43k 5% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,413±$242Highest 15% above VT |
— | $1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
| Sunderland and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,136 18% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,750Highest 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±61.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Sunderland and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1988 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 4% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Sunderland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | — |
| High school 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.