Compare towns
Wheelock vs Topsham 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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Topsham has the highest household income ($72k).
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 | Topsham | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
999 |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6 18% above VT |
50.1±5.9Lowest 16% 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%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
18%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Danville 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% |
23.2%±4.8Lowest 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% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Topsham 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 |
$72,308±$60kHighest 11% below VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
| Topsham and Danville 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 |
$222,900±$56k 30% below VT |
$275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
| Danville and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $908±$398 26% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,006 21% below VT |
$4,358Highest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
91.9%±28.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.7% VT: 10.1% |
18.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest 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 | — | Waits River Union High District #36 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.