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Walden vs Wallingford vs Wilder
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Wallingford has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Walden | Wallingford | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,037Lowest |
2,286 |
3,087Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
45.5±8.9Lowest 6% above VT |
| Walden and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Wallingford and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wilder and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
| Walden and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$273,200±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
| Wilder and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$136 27% below VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,142±$451Highest 7% below VT |
| Wilder and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
$5,505Highest 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 10% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.