Compare towns
Glover vs Jericho vs Windham 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).
Jericho has the most expensive homes ($493k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
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 | Jericho | Windham | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,051 |
5,114Highest |
594Lowest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Jericho 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% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Jericho 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% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wells and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% VT: 43.8% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest 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±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
| Jericho and Windham 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 |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
— | $1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Wells 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% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 69% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Windham 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 | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.