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Fletcher vs Wells vs Westminster
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).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Wells | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196 |
1,148Lowest |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.4% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±7.3Lowest 13% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Fletcher and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.3% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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 |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,100±$37kHighest 5% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Fletcher and Westminster 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 |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below 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 |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±78.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Westminster 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 37% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Fletcher School District | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.