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Barton vs Wells River vs Wheelock
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 kids (24.1% under 18).
Wells River has the most renters (52.1% rent).
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).
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 | Wells River | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 730Highest |
340Lowest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
— | -6.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
42.7±12.7 about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% VT: 43.8% |
16.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.6%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $40,833±$8k 50% below VT |
$38,688±$5kLowest 52% below VT |
$64,792±$20kHighest 20% below VT |
| Wheelock and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$170,800±$103k 46% below VT |
$189,600±$37kHighest 40% below VT |
| Wheelock and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$900±$336Highest 27% below VT |
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| Wells River and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,185 37% below VT |
$4,154Highest 18% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.6%±14.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.8% VT: 10.1% |
38.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7% VT: 73.2% |
47.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 32% above VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.5%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock 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 | — | — |
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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.