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Whitingham vs Bradford vs Wilmington
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Wilmington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+20.2%).
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 | Bradford | Wilmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,368Lowest |
2,827Highest |
1,747 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3% VT: +2.8% |
+20.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
59.1±4.8Highest 37% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.6%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
32.6%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wilmington and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
46.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.7%±2.2 VT: 7% |
| Whitingham and Wilmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$70,000±$23kLowest 14% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$287,700±$16kHighest 9% below VT |
| Wilmington 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 |
$1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
$1,106±$95 10% below VT |
| Bradford and Wilmington 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 |
$4,472Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,299Highest 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40.3%±23 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Wilmington 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% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 62% above VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
21 minLowest 9% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.8%±6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wilmington and Whitingham 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 | — | #45 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | Oxbow Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.8Lowest |
9.5Highest |
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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.