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East Haven vs Whiting vs Bloomfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
East Haven has the most affordable homes ($147k median).
Whiting has the highest household income ($91k).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
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 | East Haven | Whiting | Bloomfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 225Lowest |
532Highest |
234 |
| Median age | 47±11.8Highest 9% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
41.9±12 about the VT average |
| East Haven and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±11.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±12.1 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bloomfield and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
25.9% VT: 43.8% |
32.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.3Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $38,438±$31kLowest 53% below VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$54,375±$17k 33% below VT |
| Whiting and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$65kLowest 54% below VT |
$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$190,600±$63k 40% below VT |
| Whiting and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,204±$519 about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,364Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,227Highest 16% below VT |
$2,800 44% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Whiting and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Whiting and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| 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.