Compare towns
Cavendish vs North Bennington vs Baltimore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has the most kids (18.3% under 18).
North Bennington has the most renters (38.6% rent).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k 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 | Cavendish | North Bennington | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242 |
1,336Highest |
361Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.2±5.9 5% above VT |
43.9±10Lowest about the VT average |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$68,571±$10kLowest 16% below VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
| Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40k 10% below VT |
$313,000±$40kHighest about the VT average |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
| North Bennington and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
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| North Bennington and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,590Highest 11% above VT |
$4,329 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27 VT: 48.4% |
53.7%±26.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| North Bennington and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
7.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% VT: 73.2% |
61.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 21% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
21 minHighest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cavendish and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — | — |
| 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.