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Belvidere vs Northfield vs Bakersfield
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 most kids (22% under 18).
Northfield has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Bakersfield has the most people working from home (14.2%).
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 | Northfield | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
5,920Highest |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5 6% below VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
| Bakersfield and Belvidere 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% |
14.6%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Belvidere and Northfield 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% |
20%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Northfield 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% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18k about the VT average |
$71,768±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
| 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±$51kLowest 24% below VT |
$274,400±$21kHighest 13% below VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
| Northfield and Bakersfield 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 |
$1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,200±$327 about the VT average |
| 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 |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Bakersfield and Northfield 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 | — | #42 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.