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Wells River vs North Troy vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells River has the most renters (52.1% rent).
North Troy has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Ryegate has the most homeowners (84.7%).
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 | Wells River | North Troy | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 340Lowest |
506 |
1,059Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±12.7Highest about the VT average |
34.1±4.4Lowest 21% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
| Wells River and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.6%±9.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| North Troy and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
16%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ryegate and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
16.6% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| North Troy and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $38,688±$5kLowest 52% below VT |
$50,417±$5k 38% below VT |
$66,484±$15kHighest 18% below VT |
| Ryegate and North Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,800±$103k 46% below VT |
$121,100±$20kLowest 62% below VT |
$219,300±$32kHighest 31% below VT |
| Ryegate and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$336 27% below VT |
$597±$179Lowest 52% below VT |
$908±$236Highest 26% below VT |
| Ryegate and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,154Highest 18% below VT |
$2,641Lowest 48% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.6%±14.8 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±30.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Wells River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 38.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
21.5% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
63.8% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1957Highest 19 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 43% above VT |
50 minHighest 113% above VT |
28 minLowest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±9.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±8.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| North Troy and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.