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Bridgewater vs Milton vs Stockbridge
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).
Milton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Milton | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980 |
10,769Highest |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
41.6±2.5Lowest 3% below VT |
55.3±5.3 28% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge 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% |
17.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Milton 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% |
16%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge 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% |
33.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Milton 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 |
$118,977±$10kHighest 47% above VT |
$77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$372,500±$20kHighest 18% above VT |
$283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,536±$257Highest 24% above VT |
$1,140±$126 8% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
$5,610Highest 11% above VT |
$4,488 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
53.1%±20.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22 VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Stockbridge 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% |
3.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% VT: 73.2% |
86.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±2.9 VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Milton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #56 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Milton School District | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | Milton Senior High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.