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Wells is a tiny town of 308 people in Rutland County, Vermont. It's about 23 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 117 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $1k a month.
308people
$194kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
77"Snow
203Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 308
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Hartford, CT
- 23 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,223/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to RUT airport
- 55 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 125 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutland County: D+5 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.