Compare towns
Troy vs Wheelock vs Williamstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Troy has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Williamstown has the highest household income ($94k).
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 | Troy | Wheelock | Williamstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,749 |
717Lowest |
3,579Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
42±5Lowest about the VT average |
| Wheelock and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.9%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
17%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.2% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Williamstown and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
| Williamstown and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,200±$21k 26% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$234,900±$24kHighest 26% below VT |
| Williamstown and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
— | $1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,644 28% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,841Highest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.8%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Williamstown 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 | — | — | #47 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Troy School District | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Williamstown Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.