Compare towns
Wells vs Middlesex vs Middletown Springs
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).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Middletown Springs has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.6%).
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 | Middlesex | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,148 |
1,943Highest |
747Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Wells and Middletown Springs 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% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middletown Springs and Middlesex 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Middletown Springs 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Middletown Springs are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$82,000±$12k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$262,200±$24k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$282 6% above VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,208±$438Lowest about the VT average |
| Middlesex 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,595 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Middletown Springs 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 102% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Middletown Springs 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None 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.