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Wheelock vs Orwell vs Danville
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).
Orwell has the most expensive homes ($336k median).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Orwell | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,294 |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.9% VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6 18% above VT |
47.5±7Lowest 10% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Orwell and Danville 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% |
24%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Orwell and Wheelock 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 |
$70,417±$22k 13% below VT |
$70,946±$7kHighest 13% below VT |
| Danville and Orwell 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 |
$335,600±$25kHighest 6% above VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Orwell and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,105±$51 10% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,914 22% below VT |
$4,358Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±35.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
10.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 15% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| 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.