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Wheelock vs Windham vs Newark
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).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Newark has the most kids (22% under 18).
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 | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717 |
594Lowest |
727Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Wheelock and Windham 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% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Windham 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Windham 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 |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,708±$97 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$3,771 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Newark 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2Lowest 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 | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school 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.