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Wheelock vs Windham vs Danville
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 affordable homes ($190k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
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 | Windham | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
1,432 |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Lowest 31% above U.S. |
56.5±5.1Highest 45% above U.S. |
53.1±6 37% above U.S. |
| Windham and Danville 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% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±4.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Danville and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham 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% |
43.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.6%±5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham 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. |
$76,477±$17kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$70,946±$7k 12% below U.S. |
| Windham 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 43% below U.S. |
$315,600±$74kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$275,800±$43k 17% below U.S. |
| Windham and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $850±$295 40% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$3,363 8% above U.S. |
$4,358Highest 40% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
9.5%±11.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 4% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.1%±6.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.7%±9.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.