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Wells River, Vermont: commercial real estate data.
Wells River is a Census village of 340 people across 1.89 square miles of land, in Orange County. Median household income is $38,688, 47.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wells River
What Wells River is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.89 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land180 plus or minus 51
- County holding the largest share of its areaOrange County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Wells River
- Population340 plus or minus 97
- Median age42.7 plus or minus 12.7
- Population under 1858 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1817.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over66 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over19.4 percent
- Households163 plus or minus 41
- Family households66 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families40.5 percent plus or minus 14.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wells River
- Median household income$38,688
- Per capita income$24,371 plus or minus $6,221
- Civilian labor force130 plus or minus 41
- Employed118 plus or minus 39
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate9.2 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over251 plus or minus 62
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.1 percent plus or minus 26.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wells River
- Housing units198 plus or minus 49
- Occupied units163 plus or minus 41
- Vacant units35 plus or minus 26
- Vacancy rate17.7 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Owner occupied78 plus or minus 30
- Renter occupied85 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate47.9 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$170,800 plus or minus $102,812
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $336
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Single family units113 plus or minus 41
- Share single family57.1 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Units in buildings of two or more81 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more40.9 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wells River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute110 plus or minus 38
- Commuting under 15 minutes47 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.7 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more43 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.1 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone76.7 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport5.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Walked7.8 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wells River (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,150,000
- Average approval$430,000
- Median approval$120,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more60.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wells River, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Orange County, not Wells River
Orange County context, not Wells River figures
- Establishments in Orange County711
- Covered employment, Orange County7,898
- Average annual pay, Orange County$55,315
- Housing units permitted, Orange County89
Every figure in this section is published for Orange County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wells River.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wells River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wells River, Vermont?
340, in 163 households. Wells River village covers 1.89 square miles of land, which is 180 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wells River in?
Orange County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wells River?
$38,688. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,800. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wells River businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $120,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wells River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wells River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wells River. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Wells River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Orange County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wells River.
Is zoning published for Wells River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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