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Corinth vs Troy 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 people working from home (23%).
Troy has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Corinth | Troy | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
219Lowest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Troy 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% |
16.4%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Corinth and Troy 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% |
51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3% VT: 43.8% |
9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Troy and Wells 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 |
$91,688±$8kHighest 13% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Troy and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT |
$243,000±$42kHighest 23% below VT |
| Wells and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Lowest 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 | $3,584Highest 29% below VT |
$2,480Lowest 51% below VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
— | 62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Corinth 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% |
13.7% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Wells 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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| 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.