Pittsford vs Wells

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

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

Pittsford has the higher population (559 vs 423 in Wells). Wells has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $44,107 in Pittsford). Wells has the higher median home value ($198,400 vs $162,100 in Pittsford).

Population, income & housing

	Pittsford	Wells
Population	559	423
Median age	57.6 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,107	$73,750
Median home value	$162,100	$198,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,208
Housing units	408	284
Homeownership rate	87.9%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pittsford	Wells
Population	459 → 559 (+21.8%)	457 → 423 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $44,107 (-13.9%)	$71,477 → $73,750 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$145,100 → $162,100 (+11.7%)	$148,900 → $198,400 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$903 → $971 (+7.5%)	$867 → $1,208 (+39.3%)

Pittsford

Population

459559

Median household income

$51,250$44,107

Median home value

$145,100$162,100

Median gross rent

$903$971

Wells

Population

457423

Median household income

$71,477$73,750

Median home value

$148,900$198,400

Median gross rent

$867$1,208

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pittsford	Wells
Under 5	3.0%	11.6%
5 to 17	8.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	2.3%	36.2%
35 to 44	15.4%	1.9%
45 to 54	8.4%	8.0%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	27.2%	17.0%
75 and over	16.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pittsford	Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pittsford	Wells
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.4%
High school graduate	59.3%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	8.9%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.2%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pittsford	Wells
Drove alone	82.7%	92.5%
Carpooled	3.2%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pittsford	Wells
1-unit, detached	88.2%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Pittsford	Wells
Poverty rate	8.2%	14.7%
Average household size	1.93	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	18	60
Median year structure built	1938	1974