Compare towns
Wells vs Mount Tabor vs Salisbury
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).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 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 | Mount Tabor | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,148 |
304Lowest |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.6±6.5Lowest 17% above VT |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury 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% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Mount Tabor 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 |
— | $99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
| Salisbury 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 |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$282Lowest 6% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,443±$984 17% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Salisbury 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 |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Salisbury 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% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 102% above VT |
46 min 94% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±6.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wells and Mount Tabor 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.