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Bakersfield vs Swanton 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 highest household income ($83k).
Swanton has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Glover has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.7%).
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 | Swanton | Glover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,109 |
2,670Highest |
1,051Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4% VT: +2.8% |
-0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±8 8% above VT |
37.8±4.7Lowest 12% below VT |
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% |
24.3%±8.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.3%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton and Glover 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% |
19.3%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.2%±3.6Highest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.1 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±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$66,607±$27kLowest 18% below VT |
$73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$229,000±$15kLowest 28% below VT |
$264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$327 about the VT average |
$1,238±$103Highest about the VT average |
$973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
| Swanton 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 |
$4,370Highest 13% below VT |
$3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.1%±21.6 VT: 48.4% |
39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Swanton 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% |
20.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1952Lowest 24 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 40% above VT |
21 minLowest 9% below VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
7.4%±4.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Bakersfield 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 |
| High school in town | None 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.