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Bridgewater vs Westminster 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).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Westminster | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980Highest |
497Lowest |
791 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
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% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 30.2%±0.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Westminster 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 |
$81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
| Westminster 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 31% below VT |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
| Westminster and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$778 31% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,140±$126Highest 8% below VT |
| Stockbridge 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 |
$4,480 11% below VT |
$4,488Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest 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% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Westminster 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.