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Fletcher vs Fair Haven vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fletcher has the highest household income ($106k).
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Wells has the oldest 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 | Fletcher | Fair Haven | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196 |
2,724Highest |
1,148Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3 13% above VT |
39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fair Haven and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wells and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,833±$9kHighest 30% above VT |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Fletcher and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,679±$427Highest 36% above VT |
$830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Fletcher and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,965Highest about the VT average |
$3,865 23% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±20.9 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
31 minLowest 31% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Fletcher and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #66 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Fletcher School District | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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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.