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Wells vs Glover vs Mendon
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 affordable homes ($243k median).
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 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 | Glover | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,148Highest |
1,051Lowest |
1,113 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
48.4±5.9Lowest 12% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Wells 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% |
24.2%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Glover and Mendon 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 |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
| Mendon 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±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
| Wells and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,308 34% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±100 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Wells 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% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 102% above VT |
40 min 69% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Glover 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 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.