Fairlee vs Wells River

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

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

Wells River has the higher population (339 vs 100 in Fairlee). Fairlee has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $40,556 in Wells River). Fairlee has the higher median home value ($266,200 vs $160,800 in Wells River).

Population, income & housing

	Fairlee	Wells River
Population	100	339
Median age	58.6 yrs	52.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,250	$40,556
Median home value	$266,200	$160,800
Median gross rent	$993	$755
Housing units	70	213
Homeownership rate	44.3%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairlee	Wells River
Population	207 → 100 (-51.7%)	468 → 339 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$51,711 → $60,250 (+16.5%)	$35,089 → $40,556 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$191,700 → $266,200 (+38.9%)	$156,300 → $160,800 (+2.9%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $993 (+27.6%)	$670 → $755 (+12.7%)

Fairlee

Population

207100

Median household income

$51,711$60,250

Median home value

$191,700$266,200

Median gross rent

$778$993

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)

	Fairlee	Wells River
Under 5	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	7.0%	7.7%
45 to 54	33.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	19.5%
65 to 74	31.0%	19.8%
75 and over	8.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairlee	Wells River
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	80.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.0%	4.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairlee	Wells River
No high school diploma	7.4%	19.9%
High school graduate	21.3%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	46.8%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairlee	Wells River
Drove alone	86.0%	68.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	18.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairlee	Wells River
1-unit, detached	60.0%	59.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40.0%	22.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Fairlee	Wells River
Poverty rate	24.0%	29.2%
Average household size	1.43	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	14	33
Median year structure built	1969	1938