Compare towns
Glover vs Bakersfield vs Greensboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Bakersfield has the youngest population (median age 46.4).
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Glover | Bakersfield | Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051 |
1,109Highest |
633Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
46.4±8Lowest 8% above VT |
54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
| Greensboro and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$91,750±$18kHighest 13% above VT |
| Greensboro and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
$392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
$1,113±$58 10% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
$5,786Highest 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
32 minLowest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Glover and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.