Compare towns
Whitingham vs Whiting vs Corinth 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Leicester has the most expensive homes ($310k median).
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 | Whiting | Corinth | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,368 |
532Lowest |
1,539Highest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1% VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
48.8±3.8Highest 13% above VT |
| Leicester and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Whitingham 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Corinth 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% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Whiting 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 |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$70,417±$30kLowest 13% below VT |
| Whiting and Corinth 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 |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$309,700±$107kHighest about the VT average |
| Leicester and Whiting 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 |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$1,098±$300 11% below VT |
| Corinth and Whiting 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 |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,822 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Whiting 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% |
11.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
11.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 62% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
35 min 49% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth 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 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — | — |
| 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.