Compare towns
Wardsboro vs Whitingham vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wardsboro has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
Glover has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.7%).
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 | Wardsboro | Whitingham | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 820Lowest |
1,368Highest |
1,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±7.3Highest 20% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
| Wardsboro and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,000±$6kLowest 24% below VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$73,839±$18kHighest 9% below VT |
| Glover and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $299,300±$47kHighest 5% below VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
| Wardsboro and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,479±$224Highest 20% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,345 14% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.5%±58 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
38 min 62% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| 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.