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Whiting vs Enosburgh vs Wheelock
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).
Enosburgh has the oldest housing (typical home built 1972).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Enosburgh | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
2,804Highest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
40.6±3.9 6% below VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Enosburgh 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% |
17.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Enosburgh 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 |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
| Whiting and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Whiting and Enosburgh 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 |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
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| Whiting and Enosburgh 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 |
$3,624 28% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Enosburgh 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% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 7% below VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Enosburgh 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.