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Wells vs Washington vs Mount Tabor
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 youngest population (median age 50.7).
Washington has the shortest commute (31 min average).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Washington | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,148Highest |
1,056 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.7±5.2Lowest 18% above VT |
52.9±5.1 23% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Washington 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% |
16.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Washington 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% |
24.3%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
31% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,417±$11kHighest 7% below VT |
$66,103±$8kLowest 19% below VT |
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| Wells and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$42k 23% below VT |
$217,700±$37kLowest 31% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$282 6% above VT |
$996±$285Lowest 19% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$3,485 31% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.5%±63.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Washington 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% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 102% above VT |
31 minLowest 31% above VT |
46 min 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Washington and Wells 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.