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Bradford vs Calais vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Wallingford has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
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 | Bradford | Calais | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,827Highest |
1,713Lowest |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.1 about the VT average |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.9±10.8Highest 6% above VT |
| Wallingford and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wallingford and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.2% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$80,230±$15kLowest about the VT average |
| Bradford and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,600±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$808 about the VT average |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Calais and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,472 11% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 4% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #45 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | Oxbow Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.