Compare towns
Glover vs Orange vs Wheelock vs Bakersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.7%).
Orange has the most renters (12.2% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Bakersfield has the highest household income ($83k).
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 | Orange | Wheelock | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,051 |
957 |
717Lowest |
1,109Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
46.4±8Lowest 8% above VT |
| Wheelock and Orange 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% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$83,462±$18kHighest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$271,300±$19kHighest 14% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
— | $1,200±$327 about the VT average |
| Orange and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234 36% below VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$3,823Highest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Bakersfield 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% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Glover 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 | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.