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Bristol vs Weybridge vs Guilford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bristol has the most renters (28.7% rent).
Weybridge has the highest household income ($118k).
Guilford has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Bristol | Weybridge | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,778Highest |
781Lowest |
2,461 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3% VT: +2.8% |
0%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.8 11% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
46.7±5.2Lowest 8% above VT |
| Weybridge and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.9%±4.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Guilford and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bristol and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,620±$8kLowest 8% below VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$75,243±$6k 7% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $337,300±$46k 7% above VT |
$419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$312,600±$39kLowest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,275±$181 3% above VT |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
$1,283±$273Highest 4% above VT |
| Guilford and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,978 19% above VT |
$6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$5,827Lowest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±19.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 5% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.9%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.7%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Bristol and Guilford 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 | #31 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | Mt. Abraham Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9 |
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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.