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Groton vs New Haven vs Bakersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
New Haven has the most expensive homes ($379k median).
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 | Groton | New Haven | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967Lowest |
1,792Highest |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.8Lowest 6% above VT |
48±3.9Highest 11% above VT |
46.4±8 8% above VT |
| New Haven and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| New Haven and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±2.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| New Haven and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,250±$14kLowest 5% below VT |
$92,321±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
| New Haven and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$70kLowest 23% below VT |
$379,300±$19kHighest 20% above VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$1,163±$143 6% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,659Lowest 27% below VT |
$5,967Highest 18% above VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| New Haven and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
| New Haven and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.