Compare towns
Bridgewater vs Newfane vs Weybridge
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).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
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 | Newfane | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980 |
1,456Highest |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
54.4±3.9 26% above VT |
51.6±3Lowest 20% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Newfane 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% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge 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% |
29.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bridgewater and Newfane 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% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,272±$3k 13% below VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
| Newfane and Weybridge 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 |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Bridgewater 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% |
10.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.