Compare towns
Glover vs Whitingham 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%).
Whitingham has the most renters (14.8% rent).
Bakersfield has the shortest commute (33 min average).
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 | Whitingham | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Lowest |
1,368Highest |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
46.4±8Lowest 8% above VT |
| Glover and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Whitingham 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest 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 |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% 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 |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% 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±$130 21% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Glover 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 |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$3,823 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Glover 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
38 min 62% above VT |
33 minLowest 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.