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Wells River is a tiny town of 340 people in Orange County, Vermont. It's about 62 miles from Burlington, VT and 136 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $900 a month.
340people
$221kTypical home
$900/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
68"Snow
177Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 340
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Boston, MA
- 62 mi to Burlington, VT
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (3 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (30 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LEB airport
- 94 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 650 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Orange County: D+20 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.