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Concord vs Bennington vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
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 | Concord | Bennington | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,145Lowest |
15,249Highest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.7% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.8±6.6 16% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bennington and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Concord and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,304±$9k 10% below VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$75,417±$11kHighest 7% below VT |
| Wells and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,300±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$243,000±$42kHighest 23% below VT |
| Wells and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$29Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,133±$63 8% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
| Wells and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,026Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,513Highest 10% below VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±82.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Bennington and Wells 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.