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Braintree vs Corinth vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Wells has the most expensive 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 | Braintree | Corinth | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
1,539Highest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Corinth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Corinth and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$243,000±$42kHighest 23% below VT |
| Wells and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
| Wells and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Highest 22% below VT |
$3,584 29% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
35 min 49% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school 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.