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Bridport vs Addison vs New Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
New Haven has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Bridport | Addison | New Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
1,175Lowest |
1,792Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
48±3.9Lowest 11% above VT |
| Addison and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8% VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$92,321±$17k 14% above VT |
| Addison and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35k 16% above VT |
$362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
$379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
| New Haven and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103 4% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,163±$143Lowest 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519Lowest 10% above VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
$5,967Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| New Haven and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| 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.