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Bridport vs Calais vs Leicester
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Leicester has the most affordable homes ($310k median).
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 | Calais | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
1,713Highest |
1,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Highest 15% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
48.8±3.8 13% above VT |
| Bridport and Leicester 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% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais 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% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±6.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Leicester 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18k about the VT average |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$70,417±$30kLowest 13% below VT |
| Calais and Bridport 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 |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$309,700±$107kLowest about the VT average |
| Calais 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 |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,098±$300Lowest 11% below VT |
| Calais and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519 10% above VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±40.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 15% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±5.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.