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Cabot 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

Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Corinth has the highest household income ($89k).
Wells has the most homeowners (93.4%).

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.

MeasureCabotCorinthWells
People
Population
1,579Highest
1,539
1,148Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+5.6%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
40.3±6.6Lowest
6% below VT
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
50.7±5.2Highest
18% above VT
Wells and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.2%±5.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
16.8%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
15.1%±4.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
21%±6.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±3.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
24.5%±2.2
VT: 21.4%
Corinth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
29.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
29.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1.6
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
Wells and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,031±$16k
5% below VT
$89,167±$29kHighest
10% above VT
$75,417±$11kLowest
7% below VT
Corinth and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$268,500±$77kHighest
15% below VT
$213,800±$34kLowest
32% below VT
$243,000±$42k
23% below VT
Cabot and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,243±$354Lowest
about the VT average
$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
$4,639Highest
8% below VT
$3,584
29% below VT
$3,308Lowest
34% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.1%±26.7
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
62.5%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Wells and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.4%
VT: 10.1%
15.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
93.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minLowest
27% above VT
35 min
49% above VT
48 minHighest
102% above VT
Work from home
21.4%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.3%±6.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Corinth and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69
High school in town — — None in town
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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.