Compare towns
Tinmouth vs Whitingham vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tinmouth has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Tinmouth | Whitingham | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 827Lowest |
1,368Highest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 36.2±11.1Lowest 16% below VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tinmouth and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±4.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Tinmouth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,219±$37kHighest about the VT average |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
| Tinmouth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $251,000±$23k 21% below VT |
$262,300±$30kHighest 17% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Whitingham and Tinmouth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,837 4% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tinmouth and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 29% above VT |
38 min 62% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.4%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Tinmouth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.