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Coventry vs Bradford vs Brownington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most people working from home (8.6%).
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Brownington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Coventry | Bradford | Brownington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 917Lowest |
2,827Highest |
1,144 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2Highest 5% above VT |
42.7±3.1 about the VT average |
40.5±4.5Lowest 6% below VT |
| Coventry and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
20.1%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.1%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brownington and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bradford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
36.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
5%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Brownington and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$75,556±$17k 7% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$258,600±$30kHighest 18% below VT |
$193,800±$40kLowest 39% below VT |
| Bradford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108 39% below VT |
$1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
$745±$504Lowest 40% below VT |
| Bradford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,472Highest 11% below VT |
$3,912 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±23.4 VT: 48.4% |
78.5%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brownington and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6% VT: 10.1% |
2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
25 minLowest 4% above VT |
33 min 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Coventry and Bradford 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 | Coventry School District | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Oxbow Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.