Compare towns
Bridport vs Baltimore vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Addison has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
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 | Baltimore | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Highest |
361Lowest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Lowest 15% above VT |
51.2±10.3 19% above VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
| Addison and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Bridport 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% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest 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% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Baltimore 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 |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
| Baltimore and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35kHighest 16% above VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
| Bridport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103Lowest 4% below VT |
— | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519 10% above VT |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,831Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 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% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8% VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Bridport and Addison 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.