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Corinth vs West Windsor 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%).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | West Windsor | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
1,171 |
1,148Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| West Windsor and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor 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% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and West Windsor 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% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| West Windsor 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 |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| West Windsor 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±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$1,100±$217Lowest 11% 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 |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 49% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | 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.