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Addison vs Danby vs Warren vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Addison | Danby | Warren | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175 |
1,133Lowest |
1,585Highest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-2.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
50.7±5.2Lowest 18% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Addison and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
$1,750±$394 42% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Addison and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.