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About Wells
Town in New York, United StatesWells is a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 674 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Joshua Wells, a land agent, who built the first mills in the area. It is in the Adirondack Park and on the eastern border of the county. It is northwest of Schenectady.
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Natural hazards in Wells
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
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The public schools Wells’s kids attend outperform 72% of New York’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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