Wallingford vs Wells

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

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

Wallingford has the higher population (680 vs 423 in Wells). Wallingford has the higher median household income ($79,750 vs $73,750 in Wells). Wallingford has the higher median home value ($262,900 vs $198,400 in Wells).

Population, income & housing

	Wallingford	Wells
Population	680	423
Median age	47.9 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$79,750	$73,750
Median home value	$262,900	$198,400
Median gross rent	$919	$1,208
Housing units	332	284
Homeownership rate	63.0%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Wallingford	Wells
Population	907 → 680 (-25.0%)	457 → 423 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$75,737 → $79,750 (+5.3%)	$71,477 → $73,750 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$152,700 → $262,900 (+72.2%)	$148,900 → $198,400 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $919 (-2.2%)	$867 → $1,208 (+39.3%)

Wallingford

Population

907680

Median household income

$75,737$79,750

Median home value

$152,700$262,900

Median gross rent

$940$919

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)

	Wallingford	Wells
Under 5	8.7%	11.6%
5 to 17	6.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	2.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	17.8%	36.2%
35 to 44	9.0%	1.9%
45 to 54	23.8%	8.0%
55 to 64	18.1%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	17.0%
75 and over	4.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Wallingford	Wells
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	87.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Wallingford	Wells
No high school diploma	14.9%	10.4%
High school graduate	30.9%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.5%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Wallingford	Wells
Drove alone	98.5%	92.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Wallingford	Wells
1-unit, detached	72.9%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Wallingford	Wells
Poverty rate	5.4%	14.7%
Average household size	2.57	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	27	60
Median year structure built	1938	1974