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Wheelock vs Belvidere vs Stannard

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Belvidere has the highest household income ($82k).
Stannard has the shortest commute (27 min average).

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.

MeasureWheelockBelvidereStannard
People
Population
717Highest
422
228Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.4%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
51±5.6Highest
18% above VT
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below VT
48.3±14.6
12% above VT
Wheelock and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.8%±3.5
VT: 17.9%
22%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
13.2%±9.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Belvidere and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.4%±4.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
8.8%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.9%±8.5
VT: 21.4%
Wheelock and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35.9%
VT: 43.8%
44.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.8%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.3
VT: 7%
0%±6.2Lowest
VT: 7%
Wheelock and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,792±$20kLowest
20% below VT
$81,563±$18kHighest
about the VT average
$66,979±$30k
18% below VT
Belvidere and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$189,600±$37kLowest
40% below VT
$239,200±$51kHighest
24% below VT
$216,200±$44k
32% below VT
Belvidere and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,542±$1k
25% above VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,937Lowest
42% below VT
$3,908
22% below VT
$4,183Highest
17% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
66.7%±53.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Belvidere and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.5%
VT: 10.1%
3.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
97.9%
VT: 73.2%
86.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
98.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
1977Lowest
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
17% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
27 minLowest
16% above VT
Work from home
21.1%±16Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±7.6
VT: 16.9%
8.6%±5.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Wheelock and Belvidere 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.