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Wheelock vs Vershire vs Stannard
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 people working from home (21.1%).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% rent).
Stannard has the most expensive homes ($216k median).
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 | Vershire | Stannard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
842Highest |
228Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
45.7±9.3Lowest 6% above VT |
48.3±14.6 12% above VT |
| Wheelock and Stannard 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% |
19.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Vershire 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% |
22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.9%±8.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vershire 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 |
$71,618±$12kHighest 12% below VT |
$66,979±$30k 18% below VT |
| Vershire and Stannard 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 |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
$216,200±$44kHighest 32% below VT |
| Stannard and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,117±$80 9% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,640Highest 8% below VT |
$4,183 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire 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% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.