What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bridgewater has the most expensive homes ($218k median).

Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bridgewater	Lemington
People
Population	980Highest	108Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-3.5% VT: +2.8%	—
Median age	57.1±8Highest 32% above VT	53.8±22.6Lowest 25% above VT
	Bridgewater and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9%	19.4%±21.8Highest VT: 17.9%
	Lemington and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	30.2%±0.7Lowest VT: 21.4%	35.2%±23.8Highest VT: 21.4%
	Lemington and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	40.3%Highest VT: 43.8%	31.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7%	0.9%±9.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Bridgewater and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$70,272±$3kHighest 13% below VT	$55,000±$42kLowest 32% below VT
	Bridgewater and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$218,300±$55kHighest 31% below VT	$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$850±$778 31% below VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,418Highest 32% below VT	$2,365Lowest 53% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Bridgewater and Lemington 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%	1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	85.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%	94.4%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest same as VT	1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the VT average	37 minHighest 57% above VT
Work from home	10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	22.2%±12.8Highest VT: 16.9%
	Lemington and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.