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Bennington vs Sidney vs Woodford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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.
| Measure | Bennington | Sidney | Woodford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
4,790 |
282Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.7±2.3 15% above U.S. |
43±5.5Lowest 11% above U.S. |
61.8±4.9Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3 U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.6%±11.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.1%±7.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodford 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
32%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±5.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bennington and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 26% below U.S. |
$83,488±$10kHighest 3% above U.S. |
$81,250±$20k about the U.S. average |
| Sidney and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15kLowest 36% below U.S. |
$336,200±$34kHighest about the U.S. average |
$275,000±$67k 17% below U.S. |
| Sidney and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,340±$304Highest 5% below U.S. |
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| Sidney and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513Highest 45% above U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$3,075 about the U.S. average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 35% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 6% below U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.6%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Woodford 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | RSU 18 | Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| 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.