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Baltimore vs Bradford vs Cavendish
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering BaltimoreWeathersfield
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Bradford has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Baltimore | Bradford | Cavendish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
2,827Highest |
1,242 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
| Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Cavendish and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16k 32% above VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$89,063±$29kLowest 10% above VT |
| Bradford and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$258,600±$30k 18% below VT |
$285,100±$40kHighest 10% below VT |
| Cavendish and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
| Bradford and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$4,472Highest 11% below VT |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cavendish and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
25 minHighest 4% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cavendish and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #45 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | — | Oxbow Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.