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Windham vs Wheelock vs Sutton

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).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Sutton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).

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.

MeasureWindhamWheelockSutton
People
Population
594Lowest
717
790Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
51±5.6Highest
18% above VT
46.6±5.7
8% above VT
Wheelock and Sutton 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%
18.8%±3.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4Lowest
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%
29.4%±4.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7Lowest
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%
34.9%
VT: 43.8%
32.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
2.8%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
Wheelock and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
$64,792±$20kLowest
20% below VT
$71,250±$18k
12% below VT
Windham and Sutton 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
$189,600±$37kLowest
40% below VT
$231,100±$41k
27% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$2,937Lowest
42% below VT
$3,975
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
Windham and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.9%
VT: 10.1%
8.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
97.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
1979Lowest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
14% above VT
28 min
17% above VT
30 minHighest
26% above VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
21.1%±16Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Wheelock and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school in town — — None in town
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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.