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Berlin vs Fletcher vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
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 | Berlin | Fletcher | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
1,196 |
1,148Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.4% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
48.7±7.3Lowest 13% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
19%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fletcher and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
$105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Fletcher and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
$302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Fletcher and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Fletcher and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418 12% below VT |
$4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±78.3 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
32 min 37% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fletcher and Berlin 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Fletcher School District | 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 History | 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.