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Addison vs Bridgewater vs Killington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Bridgewater | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
980 |
785Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
52.8±4.2Lowest 23% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.3% VT: 43.8% |
57.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8 VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Killington and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$81,250±$39k about the VT average |
| Addison and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,286±$483 4% above VT |
| Addison and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Killington and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.