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Braintree vs Bridgewater vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Bridgewater has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Braintree | Bridgewater | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Highest |
980 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
57.1±8Lowest 32% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Braintree and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bridgewater and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Braintree 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest 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±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$218,300±$55k 31% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$850±$778 31% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 22% below VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
11%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Bridgewater 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 | — | — |
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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.