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Whiting vs Barton vs Leicester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the highest household income ($91k).
Barton has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
Leicester has the most homeowners (85.5%).
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 | Whiting | Barton | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
2,815Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
44.9±6.5 4% above VT |
48.8±3.8Highest 13% above VT |
| Leicester and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.5%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Leicester and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.7% VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.9%±1.5 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$66,250±$16kLowest 18% below VT |
$70,417±$30k 13% below VT |
| Whiting and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$201,200±$28kLowest 36% below VT |
$309,700±$107kHighest about the VT average |
| Leicester and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$793±$70Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,098±$300 11% below VT |
| Whiting and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227Highest 16% below VT |
$3,355Lowest 33% below VT |
$3,822 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.6%±12.5 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% VT: 10.1% |
10.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.9% VT: 73.2% |
85.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 7% below VT |
35 minHighest 50% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.4%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Barton and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #38 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District · Lake Region Union High School District #24 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lake Region Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.