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Wheelock vs Franklin vs Stamford
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).
Franklin has the most renters (25.3% rent).
Stamford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
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 | Franklin | Stamford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,590Highest |
963 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3% VT: +2.8% |
+4.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
38.8±6.9Lowest 10% below VT |
49.4±5.5 15% above VT |
| Wheelock and Stamford 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% |
23.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Franklin and Stamford 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% |
15.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.5%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
4.5%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Franklin and Stamford 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 |
$79,917±$21k about the VT average |
$88,646±$9kHighest 9% above VT |
| Stamford and Franklin 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 |
$247,400±$66k 22% below VT |
$303,200±$25kHighest 4% below VT |
| Stamford and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $891±$266Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,583±$935Highest 28% above VT |
| Stamford and Franklin 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 |
$3,384 33% below VT |
$5,113Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.5%±42.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Stamford 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
31 minHighest 30% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.1%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
8.1%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Stamford 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.