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Waitsfield vs Whitingham vs Waitsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waitsfield has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Waitsfield has the most people working from home (31%).
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 | Waitsfield | Whitingham | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,918Highest |
1,368 |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 44.3±5.3Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Waitsfield and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±6.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.6% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Waitsfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$34kHighest 4% above VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
| Waitsfield and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $422,400±$92k 33% above VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$821Highest about the VT average |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
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| Waitsfield and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,208Highest 23% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±30.6 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
| Work from home | 19%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| 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.