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Wheelock vs Varick vs Greensboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Varick has the most kids (30.3% under 18).
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Varick | Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
1,724Highest |
633Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-10.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51±5.6 31% above U.S. |
33.1±3.6Lowest 15% below U.S. |
54.8±5.1Highest 41% above U.S. |
| Greensboro 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 U.S.: 22% |
30.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
37.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Greensboro and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
56.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.8%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Greensboro 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 U.S. |
$80,250±$8k about the U.S. average |
$91,750±$18kHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Greensboro and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 43% below U.S. |
$267,200±$41k 20% below U.S. |
$392,400±$59kHighest 18% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,279±$88Highest 9% below U.S. |
$1,113±$58Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$4,604 48% above U.S. |
$5,786Highest 86% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.6%±36.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.5%±49.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Varick and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83% U.S.: 65.2% |
81.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±7.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.