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Bloomfield vs Guildhall vs Belvidere

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).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Belvidere has the most people working from home (9.4%).

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.

MeasureBloomfieldGuildhallBelvidere
People
Population
234Lowest
371
422Highest
Median age
41.9±12
about the VT average
42.6±7.8Highest
about the VT average
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below VT
Guildhall and Bloomfield 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%
22.6%±7.5
VT: 17.9%
22%±4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Bloomfield and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
25.2%±8
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±5.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
8.8%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Guildhall and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
33.9%
VT: 43.8%
35.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±4.5Lowest
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.3Highest
VT: 7%
Belvidere and Guildhall 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
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
$81,563±$18k
about the VT average
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$190,600±$63kLowest
40% below VT
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
$239,200±$51k
24% below VT
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$850±$717Lowest
31% below VT
$1,542±$1kHighest
25% above VT
Belvidere and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,800Lowest
44% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
$3,908
22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
75%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
66.7%±53.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Guildhall and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.5%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
28% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
4.6%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±7.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
Belvidere and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.