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Whitingham vs Wells 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).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Wells | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,368Highest |
1,148 |
1,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
48.8±3.8 13% above VT |
| Wells and Leicester 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% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Wells 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% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wells 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±$11k 13% below VT |
$75,417±$11kHighest 7% below VT |
$70,417±$30kLowest 13% below VT |
| Wells and Whitingham 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 |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% 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 |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
$1,098±$300 11% below VT |
| Wells and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$3,822 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Wells 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 62% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Leicester and Wells 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 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| High school 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.