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Whitingham vs Windham vs Winhall
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 affordable homes ($262k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k 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 | Windham | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,368Highest |
594Lowest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| Winhall and Whitingham 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% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Windham 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall 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±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$95,500±$23kHighest 18% above VT |
| Winhall and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
— | $1,094±$732Highest 11% below VT |
| Winhall and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,055Lowest about the VT average |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Windham 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 62% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Winhall 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.