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Bow vs Ferrisburgh vs Vergennes
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bow has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.4%).
Vergennes has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
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 | Bow | Ferrisburgh | Vergennes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,335Highest |
2,661 |
2,565Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
45.5±4.9 17% above U.S. |
46.6±2.1Highest 20% above U.S. |
| Vergennes and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
15.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Bow and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±3.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ferrisburgh and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
51.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$106,989±$22k 33% above U.S. |
$76,587±$13kLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$422,700±$35k 27% above U.S. |
$310,000±$24kLowest 7% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$1,435±$173 about the U.S. average |
$1,000±$267Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Bow and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$6,120 96% above U.S. |
$5,578Lowest 79% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39%±13.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57%±19.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.9%±17.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ferrisburgh and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 19% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 22.7%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.6%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bow and Vergennes 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #7 of 70 in VT | #22 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Bow School District | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 |
| High school in town | Bow High School | None in town | Vergennes Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8Highest |
— | 7.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.