What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wallingford has the most renters (42.9% rent).

Addison has the most people working from home (12.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Wallingford	Addison
People
Population	643Lowest	1,175Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8%	-0.4%Highest VT: +2.8%
Median age	47.7±22.3Lowest 11% above VT	53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT
	Addison and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Addison and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.2%±7.4Lowest VT: 21.4%	27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4%
	Addison and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	23.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%	40.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3%±2.7Lowest VT: 7%	5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7%
	Addison and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$80,714±$18kLowest about the VT average	$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$239,000±$49kLowest 25% below VT	$362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$927±$140Lowest 25% below VT	$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,743Lowest 26% below VT	$5,831Highest 16% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	14.6%±16.3Lowest VT: 48.4%	41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	Addison and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0%Lowest VT: 10.1%	4.5%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	57.1%Lowest VT: 73.2%	89.2%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT	1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	20 minLowest 15% below VT	28 minHighest 18% above VT
Work from home	5.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9%	12.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Addison and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.