Compare towns
Wells vs Wheelock vs White River Junction
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
White River Junction has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
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 | Wheelock | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,148 |
717Lowest |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.6% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Wheelock and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and White River Junction 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% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wells and Wheelock 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 |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$77,168±$4kHighest 5% below VT |
| White River Junction 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±$42k 23% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$278,800±$78kHighest 12% below VT |
| White River Junction and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
— | $1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average |
| Wells and White River Junction 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 |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and White River Junction 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% |
8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 48 minHighest 102% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.3%±6.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and White River Junction 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.