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Windham vs Baltimore vs Wheelock

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Baltimore has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).

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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.

MeasureWindhamBaltimoreWheelock
People
Population
594
361Lowest
717Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-6.4%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
51.2±10.3Highest
19% above VT
51±5.6
18% above VT
Baltimore and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
8.9%±6.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.8%±3.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Wheelock and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
14.7%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.4%±4.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
Wheelock and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
2.2%±2.7
VT: 7%
2.8%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
Wheelock and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,500±$12k
16% above VT
$107,500±$16kHighest
32% above VT
$64,792±$20kLowest
20% below VT
Baltimore and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,900±$20kHighest
12% above VT
$219,400±$27k
31% below VT
$189,600±$37kLowest
40% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$4,329
14% below VT
$2,937Lowest
42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
26.7%±100
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Windham and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
1.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.7%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
85.8%
VT: 73.2%
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
1977Lowest
1 yr newer than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
14% above VT
21 minLowest
11% below VT
28 minHighest
17% above VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
21.1%±16Highest
VT: 16.9%
Wheelock and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.