Compare towns
Glover vs Warren 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 the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Bakersfield has the youngest population (median age 46.4).
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 | Warren | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Lowest |
1,585Highest |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9 12% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
46.4±8Lowest 8% above VT |
| Warren 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% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Lowest 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±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
| Warren 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 |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,200±$327 about the VT average |
| Warren and Bakersfield 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 |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Glover and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.