What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).

Bloomfield has the most people working from home (4.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Beecher Falls	Bloomfield
People
Population	67Lowest	234Highest
Median age	57.5±2.6Highest 33% above VT	41.9±12Lowest about the VT average
Kids under 18	9%±40.6Lowest VT: 17.9%	27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Bloomfield and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.8%±43.2Highest VT: 21.4%	25.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Beecher Falls and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	5.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%	32.7%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±21.1Lowest VT: 7%	0.9%±4.5Highest VT: 7%
	Bloomfield and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$26,042±$24kLowest 68% below VT	$54,375±$17kHighest 33% below VT
	Bloomfield and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$98,100±$36kLowest 69% below VT	$190,600±$63kHighest 40% below VT
	Bloomfield and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,438Lowest 52% below VT	$2,800Highest 44% below VT
Below poverty line	10.4%Highest VT: 10.1%	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest VT: 73.2%	83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	30 min 28% above VT
Work from home	0%±27.8Lowest VT: 16.9%	4.6%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9%
	Bloomfield and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.