Compare towns
Glover vs Highgate vs Wheelock vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Glover | Highgate | Wheelock | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,051 |
3,528Highest |
717Lowest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
| Highgate and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
| Highgate and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130 21% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
— | $1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234 36% below VT |
$3,558Highest 29% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 69% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Glover 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.