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Wheelock vs Coventry vs Greensboro
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%).
Coventry has the youngest population (median age 45.2).
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Coventry | Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
917Highest |
633Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6 18% above VT |
45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
| Greensboro and Wheelock 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% |
20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Greensboro and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$91,750±$18kHighest 13% above VT |
| Greensboro and Wheelock 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 |
$197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,113±$58Highest 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937 42% below VT |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,786Highest 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Greensboro and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 13 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Coventry School District | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.