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Vergennes vs Wilder vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering VergennesFerrisburgh
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the most kids (15.2% under 18).
Wilder has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
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 | Vergennes | Wilder | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,565 |
3,087Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.6±2.1 8% above VT |
45.5±8.9Lowest 6% above VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Vergennes and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,587±$13k 6% below VT |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
$97,500±$14kHighest 20% above VT |
| Waltham and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,000±$24k about the VT average |
$273,200±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$329,700±$51kHighest 4% above VT |
| Waltham and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,142±$451Highest 7% below VT |
$1,096±$113 11% below VT |
| Wilder and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,578 11% above VT |
$5,505Lowest 9% above VT |
$5,714Highest 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Vergennes and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 9% below VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waltham and Vergennes 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 | #22 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | — | — |
| High school in town | Vergennes Union High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
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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.