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Wheelock vs Underhill vs Glover
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).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Glover has the oldest housing (typical home built 1968).
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 | Underhill | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
3,141Highest |
1,051 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
| Wheelock and Glover 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% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Glover 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% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Glover 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% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Underhill 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 |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
| Underhill and Glover 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 |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $973±$130 21% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$3,234 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Glover 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% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #2 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle 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.