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Whiting vs Wells vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Addison has the most expensive homes ($362k 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 | Whiting | Wells | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,148 |
1,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
50.7±5.2 18% above VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
| Addison and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.7% VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
| Addison and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
$362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
$1,313±$282 6% above VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Addison and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227 16% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
$5,831Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 7% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Addison and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | 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.