Compare towns
Glover vs Whiting vs Salisbury 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 people working from home (16.8%).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Whiting | Salisbury | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,051 |
532Lowest |
1,200Highest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Glover 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Glover 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 |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
| Salisbury and Whiting 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 |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Salisbury and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Salisbury and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$3,308 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Whiting 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% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 min 69% above VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.