Compare towns
Pawlet vs Mount Tabor vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pawlet has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Pawlet | Mount Tabor | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,480Highest |
304Lowest |
1,148 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.9±7.5Lowest 11% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above 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 | 20.3%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Pawlet and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Pawlet and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
— | $75,417±$11kHighest 7% below VT |
| Wells and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,200±$44k 16% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,153±$215Lowest 7% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,924 22% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.6%±21.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 40% above VT |
46 min 94% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Pawlet and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mettawee School District #84 | — | 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.