Compare towns
Middletown Springs vs Wells vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middletown Springs has the most kids (24% under 18).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Middletown Springs | Wells | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 747 |
1,148Highest |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Ira and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middletown Springs and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.5 VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,000±$12kHighest about the VT average |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| Middletown Springs and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $262,200±$24k 17% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
| Ira and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,208±$438 about the VT average |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Wells and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,595Highest 9% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 16% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middletown Springs 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 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.