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Bridport vs Winhall 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1978).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Winhall | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235Highest |
752Lowest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
48.9±6.1Lowest 13% above VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% 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% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Winhall 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% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Winhall 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 |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
| Addison and Winhall 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 |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
$362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103 4% below VT |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519Lowest 10% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall 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 | — | — |
| 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.