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Bath vs Bennington vs Woodsville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most homeowners (90.9%).
Bennington has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Woodsville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+27.1%).
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.
| Measure | Bath | Bennington | Woodsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,097Lowest |
15,249Highest |
1,422 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+27.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.6Highest 25% above U.S. |
44.7±2.3 15% above U.S. |
32±10.4Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Bath and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.8%±10.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodsville and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
12.3%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bath and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
10.8%±10Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Woodsville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,813±$22kHighest 16% below U.S. |
$59,446±$7k 26% below U.S. |
$57,946±$27kLowest 28% below U.S. |
| Bath and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,400±$23kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$213,300±$15kLowest 36% below U.S. |
$228,000±$15k 31% below U.S. |
| Bath and Woodsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,438±$309Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,133±$63 20% below U.S. |
$1,119±$68Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Bath and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,413Lowest 41% above U.S. |
$4,513Highest 45% above U.S. |
$4,425 42% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.9%±61.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
68.8%±14.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.5%±29.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bennington and Woodsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
58.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
40.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 3% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±4.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.9%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bennington and Bath 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Bath School District | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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U.S. 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.