Compare towns
Wheelock vs Middlesex vs Ira
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).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Ira has the most renters (9.3% rent).
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 | Middlesex | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
1,943Highest |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51±5.6 18% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Ira 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Ira 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Ira 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Middlesex and Ira 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ira and Wheelock 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
96.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex 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 | — |
| High school 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.