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Braintree vs Bridgewater vs Morgan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.1%).
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Morgan has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
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 | Braintree | Bridgewater | Morgan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Highest |
980 |
827Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
57.1±8 32% above VT |
40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
| Braintree and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Morgan and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7 VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$91,250±$25kHighest 12% above VT |
| Morgan and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$218,300±$55k 31% below VT |
$311,300±$66kHighest about the VT average |
| Morgan and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$850±$778 31% below VT |
$1,112±$64Highest 10% below VT |
| Morgan and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Highest 22% below VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$3,426 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 minHighest 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Morgan and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.