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Groton vs Wells vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Groton | Wells | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967Lowest |
1,148Highest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.8 6% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Wells and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Wells and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Groton and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,250±$14kHighest 5% below VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Groton and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$70kHighest 23% below VT |
$243,000±$42kHighest 23% below VT |
$219,300±$32kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
$908±$236 26% below VT |
| Wells and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,659Highest 27% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Groton and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.