Compare towns
Danby vs Wheelock vs Mount Tabor vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danby has the most renters (10.7% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Wells has the youngest 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 | Danby | Wheelock | Mount Tabor | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,133 |
717 |
304Lowest |
1,148Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8 22% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.7±5.2Lowest 18% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
— | $75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
| Danby and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,400±$41k 14% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,543 10% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 26% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
46 min 94% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Danby 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.