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Wallingford vs Windsor vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has the highest household income ($80k).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
Whitingham has the most people working from home (9.7%).
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 | Wallingford | Windsor | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,286Highest |
2,060 |
1,368Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
| Whitingham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Whitingham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
| Wallingford and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$262,300±$30kHighest 17% below VT |
| Whitingham and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$95 28% below VT |
$1,002±$107Highest 19% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Windsor and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 6% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Whitingham and Wallingford 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — | 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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| 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.