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Walden vs Wells vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Walden | Wells | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,037Lowest |
1,148 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
44.8±6.5Lowest 4% above VT |
| Wells and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Walden and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,000±$15kHighest 8% above VT |
$75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Walden and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
$243,000±$42kHighest 23% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Wells and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Wells and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 22% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 10% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.