Compare towns
Wells vs Corinth vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has the most expensive homes ($243k median).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Orange has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Corinth | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,148 |
1,539Highest |
957Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
48.4±9.6Lowest 12% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
| Wells and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Corinth and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Wells and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,417±$11k 7% below VT |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$71,302±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
| Corinth and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$42kHighest 23% below VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
| Wells and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$282 6% above VT |
$1,267±$510Lowest about the VT average |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
| Orange and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$3,584Highest 29% below VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
7.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 102% above VT |
35 min 49% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| 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.