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Whitingham vs Athens vs Leicester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Athens has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Leicester has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Whitingham | Athens | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,368Highest |
431Lowest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
48.8±3.8Highest 13% above VT |
| Leicester and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4.9%±3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Athens and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,625±$11kHighest 13% below VT |
$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
$70,417±$30k 13% below VT |
| Whitingham and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
$309,700±$107kHighest about the VT average |
| Leicester and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT |
$1,098±$300 11% below VT |
| Athens and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,055 about the VT average |
$5,438Highest 8% above VT |
$3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 62% above VT |
36 min 53% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Athens and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — | — |
| High school in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — | — |
| 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.