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Wheelock vs Coventry vs Wells
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%).
Coventry has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
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 | Wheelock | Coventry | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 717Lowest |
917 |
1,148Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
| Wheelock and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 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+ | 34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Coventry and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$75,417±$11kHighest 7% below VT |
| Wells and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$243,000±$42kHighest 23% below VT |
| Wells and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,313±$282Highest 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,937 42% below VT |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$3,308Highest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989 13 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
36 min 53% above VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Coventry School District | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| 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.