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Bridgewater vs Greensboro vs Killington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Greensboro has the highest household income ($92k).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
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 | Bridgewater | Greensboro | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980Highest |
633Lowest |
785 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
54.8±5.1 27% above VT |
52.8±4.2Lowest 23% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Killington and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±0.7 VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
56.6% VT: 43.8% |
57.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8 VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
$91,750±$18kHighest 13% above VT |
$81,250±$39k about the VT average |
| Greensboro and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$392,400±$59k 24% above VT |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
| Killington and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,113±$58 10% below VT |
$1,286±$483Highest 4% above VT |
| Killington and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,786 15% above VT |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Killington and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.