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Baltimore vs Bridport vs Shoreham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Bridport has the most expensive homes ($367k median).
Shoreham has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Bridport | Shoreham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
1,235 |
1,269Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3 19% above VT |
49.5±7.3Lowest 15% above VT |
51.8±7.2Highest 20% above VT |
| Shoreham and Baltimore 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% |
16.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
18%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shoreham and Bridport 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% |
24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Shoreham and Bridport 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% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Baltimore and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$93,654±$23k 15% above VT |
| Baltimore and Shoreham 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 |
$367,200±$35kHighest 16% above VT |
$316,400±$34k about the VT average |
| Bridport and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,184±$103Lowest 4% below VT |
$1,306±$335Highest 6% above VT |
| Shoreham and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,519Highest 10% above VT |
$4,713 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.8%±51.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±48.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Bridport and Shoreham 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% |
4.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.1% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
27 minHighest 15% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
15.9%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Shoreham and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school 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.