Compare towns
Wheelock vs Calais vs Glover
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 affordable homes ($190k median).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Glover has the oldest housing (typical home built 1968).
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 | Wheelock | Calais | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,713Highest |
1,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
| Wheelock and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Glover 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% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Glover 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Glover 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 |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
| Calais and Glover 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 |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,234 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.