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Barton vs Glover vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has the most renters (26.1% rent).
Glover has the most people working from home (16.8%).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Barton | Glover | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,815Highest |
1,051Lowest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.9±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7% VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,250±$16kLowest 18% below VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$75,417±$11kHighest 7% below VT |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,200±$28kLowest 36% below VT |
$264,700±$34kHighest 16% below VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Glover and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $793±$70Lowest 36% below VT |
$973±$130 21% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,355Highest 33% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.6%±12.5 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 50% above VT |
40 min 69% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District · Lake Region Union High School District #24 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | Lake Region Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
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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.