Compare towns
Bakersfield vs Calais vs Glover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bakersfield has the most homeowners (94%).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Glover has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
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 | Bakersfield | Calais | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,109 |
1,713Highest |
1,051Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±8 8% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
| Glover and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Glover and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4 VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
| Calais and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$327 about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
| Calais and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,823 24% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 40% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Calais and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.