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Bridgewater vs Killington vs Wilder
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).
Killington has the most people working from home (24.7%).
Wilder has the most renters (37.1% rent).
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 | Killington | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980 |
785Lowest |
3,087Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+73.5% VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
52.8±4.2 23% above VT |
45.5±8.9Lowest 6% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Killington 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% |
13.9%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest 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%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
57.2% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Wilder 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 |
$81,250±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$75,143±$9k 7% below VT |
| Killington and Wilder 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 |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,286±$483Highest 4% above VT |
$1,142±$451 7% below VT |
| Killington and Wilder 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 |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
$5,505 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8 VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2Lowest 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% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74.5% VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
17 min 29% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Killington and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school 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.