What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the most affordable homes ($191k median).

Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bloomfield	Stratton
People
Population	234Lowest	532Highest
Median age	41.9±12Highest about the VT average	31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT
	Bloomfield and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.4%±14.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9%
	Stratton and Bloomfield 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%	11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8%	33.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7%	1.3%±2.8Highest VT: 7%
	Stratton 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	$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT	$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,208±$979 about the VT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,800Lowest 44% below VT	$4,750Highest 6% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	12%±69.8 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	2.1%Highest VT: 10.1%	0%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.2%Highest VT: 73.2%	73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT	1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 28% above VT	33 minHighest 39% above VT
Work from home	4.6%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9%	3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Bloomfield and Stratton 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.