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Bridgewater vs Warner vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Warner | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980 |
2,959Highest |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 47% above U.S. |
43.7±4Lowest 12% above U.S. |
55.3±5.3 42% above U.S. |
| 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 U.S.: 22% |
17.3%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Warner 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bridgewater and Warner 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 U.S. |
$94,022±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$77,109±$12k 4% below U.S. |
| Warner and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,300±$55kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$283,500±$26k 15% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Highest 14% below U.S. |
$1,140±$126 19% below U.S. |
| Warner and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,418Lowest 10% above U.S. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$4,488 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.3%±22 U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
27 min 4% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
28.6%±12.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Stockbridge and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.