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Bloomfield vs Guildhall vs Lemington

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).
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).

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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.

MeasureBloomfieldGuildhallLemington
People
Population
234
371Highest
108Lowest
Median age
41.9±12Lowest
about the VT average
42.6±7.8
about the VT average
53.8±22.6Highest
25% above VT
Lemington and Guildhall 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%
19.4%±21.8Lowest
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%±8Lowest
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±5.5
VT: 21.4%
35.2%±23.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
Lemington and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.7%
VT: 43.8%
33.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
31.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±4.5Lowest
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
0.9%±9.7Lowest
VT: 7%
Guildhall 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
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
$55,000±$42k
32% below VT
Guildhall and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$190,600±$63k
40% below VT
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
$138,400±$14kLowest
56% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$850±$717
31% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,800
44% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
$2,365Lowest
53% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
75%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Guildhall and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.1%
VT: 10.1%
11.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
1.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.7%
VT: 73.2%
94.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1967
9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
28% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
37 minHighest
57% above VT
Work from home
4.6%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
22.2%±12.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
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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.