Bradford vs Wells River

A side-by-side comparison of Bradford and Wells River: population, income, housing, and more.

Bradford and Wells River are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bradford has the higher population (1,326 vs 339 in Wells River). Bradford has the higher median household income ($96,213 vs $40,556 in Wells River). Bradford has the higher median home value ($246,400 vs $160,800 in Wells River).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	Wells River
Population	1,326	339
Median age	42.2 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,213	$40,556
Median home value	$246,400	$160,800
Median gross rent	$1,072	$755
Housing units	500	213
Homeownership rate	71.0%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	Wells River
Population	526 → 1,326 (+152.1%)	468 → 339 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $96,213 (+148.3%)	$35,089 → $40,556 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $246,400 (+69.0%)	$156,300 → $160,800 (+2.9%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,072 (+28.8%)	$670 → $755 (+12.7%)

Bradford

Population

5261,326

Median household income

$38,750$96,213

Median home value

$145,800$246,400

Median gross rent

$832$1,072

Wells River

Population

468339

Median household income

$35,089$40,556

Median home value

$156,300$160,800

Median gross rent

$670$755

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	Wells River
Under 5	2.2%	0.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	4.7%
25 to 34	15.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	19.4%	7.7%
45 to 54	5.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	8.0%	19.5%
65 to 74	15.5%	19.8%
75 and over	6.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	Wells River
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.7%
Two or more races	0.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	Wells River
No high school diploma	0.4%	19.9%
High school graduate	25.6%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	Wells River
Drove alone	57.6%	68.0%
Carpooled	26.0%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	6.3%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	Wells River
1-unit, detached	63.2%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.2%	22.5%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	15.5%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	Wells River
Poverty rate	11.8%	29.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1938	1938