Compare towns
Belvidere vs Bakersfield vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
Waterville has the most renters (20.1% rent).
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 | Belvidere | Bakersfield | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
1,109Highest |
680 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
46.4±8 8% above VT |
49.1±8.2Highest 14% above VT |
| Waterville and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Belvidere and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18k about the VT average |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51k 24% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
$236,300±$15kLowest 25% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,200±$327 about the VT average |
$1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
| Belvidere and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 22% below VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
$3,957Highest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
33 minLowest 40% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.