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Bridgewater vs Sutton vs Woodstock
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).
Sutton has the youngest population (median age 46.6).
Woodstock has the most people working from home (32.8%).
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 | Sutton | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980 |
790Lowest |
3,027Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5% VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
46.6±5.7Lowest 8% above VT |
56±3.6 30% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Woodstock 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% |
17.3%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Sutton and Woodstock 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% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
32.7%±5.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Woodstock 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% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Sutton 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 |
$71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$120,938±$29kHighest 49% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$582,000±$84kHighest 84% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
— | $1,430±$346Highest 16% above VT |
| Woodstock and Bridgewater 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 |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$9,449Highest 88% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.7%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Woodstock 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% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
69.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
32.8%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #10 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Woodstock Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.