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Corinth vs Marlboro vs Bradford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Marlboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+59.7%).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Marlboro is a college town. 42.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Corinth | Marlboro | Bradford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539 |
1,362Lowest |
2,827Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4% VT: +2.8% |
+59.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
22.7±2.1Lowest 47% below VT |
42.7±3.1 about the VT average |
| Corinth and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
12%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bradford and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.8%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
42.7%±4.8Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$77,135±$10kLowest 5% below VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
| Bradford and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$357,300±$55kHighest 13% above VT |
$258,600±$30k 18% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510 about the VT average |
$1,600±$824Highest 30% above VT |
$1,221±$808Lowest about the VT average |
| Marlboro and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,640Highest 12% above VT |
$4,472 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.1%±43.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Marlboro and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.9% VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1976 same as VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
17 minLowest 26% below VT |
25 min 4% above VT |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
26%±11.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Marlboro and Corinth 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 | — | — | #45 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Marlboro School District | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Oxbow Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.5 |
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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.