What stands out worked out from the figures below

Monkton has the most people working from home (26.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Monkton	Wells
People
Population	1,999Highest	1,148Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+5%Lowest VT: +2.8%	+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8%
Median age	47.1±5.4Lowest 9% above VT	50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT
	Wells and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.1%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9%	15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Monkton and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4%	24.5%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4%
	Wells and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	50%Highest VT: 43.8%	29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7%	3%±2.1Highest VT: 7%
	Wells and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT	$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$379,900±$18kHighest 20% above VT	$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,301±$120Lowest 5% above VT	$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT
	Wells and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,887Highest 17% above VT	$3,308Lowest 34% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	62.1%±64Lowest VT: 48.4%	62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4%
	Wells and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1%	15.5%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	96.6%Highest VT: 73.2%	93.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT	1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minLowest 24% above VT	48 minHighest 102% above VT
Work from home	26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9%	11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district	Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61	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

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.