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Coventry vs Whitingham vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Whitingham has the most expensive homes ($262k median).
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 | Coventry | Whitingham | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
1,368Highest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$75,417±$11kHighest 7% below VT |
| Wells and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$262,300±$30kHighest 17% below VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Whitingham and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108 39% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,308 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minLowest 53% above VT |
38 min 62% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wells and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Coventry School District | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.