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Mount Tabor vs Putney vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 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 | Mount Tabor | Putney | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
2,622Highest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Putney and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $79,706±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Putney and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 min 94% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Putney and Wells 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 | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.