Compare towns
Wheelock vs Whitingham vs Windham
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).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k 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 | Whitingham | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
1,368Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Wheelock and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham 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% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Whitingham 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 |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $673±$150 45% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.