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Whiting vs Whitingham vs Orwell
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).
Whitingham has the most affordable homes ($262k median).
Orwell has the most people working from home (13.3%).
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 | Whiting | Whitingham | Orwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,368Highest |
1,294 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
47.5±7Highest 10% above VT |
| Orwell and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Orwell 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
24%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Orwell 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 |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$70,417±$22kLowest 13% below VT |
| Whiting and Whitingham 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 |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$335,600±$25kHighest 6% above VT |
| Orwell 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 |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,105±$51 10% below VT |
| Whiting and Orwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227 16% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±35.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Orwell 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
87.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 7% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Orwell and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| 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.