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Bloomfield vs Bolton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Bolton has the most people working from home (22.9%).
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 | Bloomfield | Bolton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 234Lowest |
1,163Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.9±12Highest about the VT average |
36.3±1.7Lowest 16% below VT |
| Bloomfield and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Bolton and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
$111,125±$17kHighest 37% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
$311,600±$42kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,299±$273 5% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,826Highest 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 28%±30.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.