Compare towns
Corinth vs Dorset vs Peru vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Wells has the oldest population (median age 50.7).
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 | Corinth | Dorset | Peru | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,539 |
2,092Highest |
434Lowest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6 12% above VT |
45.9±7.5 6% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% 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 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest 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+ | 29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Peru and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Lowest about the VT average |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Dorset and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584 29% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — | 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 | 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.