Compare towns
Corinth vs Rochester 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 highest household income ($89k).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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.
| Measure | Corinth | Rochester | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
1,389 |
1,148Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Rochester and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest 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+ | 27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester and Corinth 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% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
| Corinth and Wells 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 |
$253,600±$81kHighest 20% below VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Rochester and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
$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 | $3,584 29% below VT |
$3,977Highest 21% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | 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.