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Bennington vs Bradford vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Corinth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Bennington | Bradford | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
2,827 |
1,539Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
42.7±3.1Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
| Corinth and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
| Bradford and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$258,600±$30kHighest 18% below VT |
$213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
| Bradford and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,221±$808 about the VT average |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513Highest 10% below VT |
$4,472 11% below VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.1% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth and Bennington 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 | #45 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | — |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | Oxbow Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.