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Bakersfield vs Glover vs Tunbridge

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%).
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).

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.

MeasureBakersfieldGloverTunbridge
People
Population
1,109
1,051Lowest
1,253Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-0.7%
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
46.4±8
8% above VT
48.4±5.9Highest
12% above VT
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
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%
22.3%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
Glover and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.2%±3.9
VT: 21.4%
24.2%±3.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Glover and Bakersfield 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%
35.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
5.3%±3.1
VT: 7%
3.6%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
Bakersfield and Glover 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
$73,839±$18kLowest
9% below VT
$89,464±$26kHighest
10% above VT
Tunbridge 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
$264,700±$34kLowest
16% below VT
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,200±$327
about the VT average
$973±$130Lowest
21% below VT
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
Tunbridge 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
$3,234Lowest
36% below VT
$4,645Highest
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
18.8%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
39.3%±64.2
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge 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%
9.3%
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%Highest
VT: 73.2%
93.1%
VT: 73.2%
84.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
40% above VT
40 minHighest
69% above VT
31 minLowest
31% above VT
Work from home
14.2%±7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
16.8%±5.9
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge 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 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.