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Baltimore vs Gilman vs Orange

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 highest household income ($108k).
Gilman has the most affordable homes ($99k median).
Orange has the most kids (15.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureBaltimoreGilmanOrange
People
Population
361
165Lowest
957Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
-2.2%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.2±10.3
19% above VT
56.2±6Highest
30% above VT
50.3±5.3Lowest
17% above VT
Gilman and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7
VT: 17.9%
0%±17.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
15.6%±4.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
Orange and Baltimore 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%
29.1%±16.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.4%±4
VT: 21.4%
Gilman and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
22.9%
VT: 43.8%
22.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
VT: 7%
4.2%±7.8Highest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.9
VT: 7%
Gilman and Orange 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
$57,788±$32kLowest
29% below VT
$71,302±$13k
12% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27k
31% below VT
$98,500±$46kLowest
69% below VT
$222,000±$22kHighest
30% below VT
Orange and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,279±$700Lowest
4% above VT
$1,330±$153Highest
8% above VT
Orange and Gilman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Highest
14% below VT
$2,806Lowest
44% below VT
$3,545
30% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100
VT: 48.4%
73.9%±69.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±87Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Gilman and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%
VT: 10.1%
0%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
VT: 73.2%
61%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
87.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
11% below VT
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28 minHighest
19% above VT
Work from home
9.8%±4.4
VT: 16.9%
0%±13.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
13.5%±4.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
Orange and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Echo Valley Community Union School District #67
High school in town — — None in town
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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.